SCHOOL OF LAW

GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY

Course on

Law of Crimes I (General Principles of Criminal Law)

Third Semester: BALLB Section A& B

Ms K.K.Geetha
Assistant Professor-III
Geetha.kk@galgotiasuniversity.edu.in

Syllabus, Evaluation Policy, Lesson Plan, Project Design and Tutorial Plan
GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF LAW
SYLLABUS
Course Title: Law of Crimes I (General Principles of Criminal Law Semester: III
Programme: BALLB/BBALLB-III
Course Code:
BAL/BBL315
1. Course Objectives:
The course shall have the following objectives:

To provide the conceptual understanding of the general principles of Law of Crime.

To develop analytical thinking with respect to various elements of Criminal law.

To understand the typology of criminal liability i.e. constructive criminal liability and
group liability.

To develop analytical understanding of general exceptions (defenses) of criminal law

2. Course Outcome
The students will understand after completing the course

Shall develop a conceptual understanding of the basics principles of law of crime.

Shall be able to understand different elements and stages of crime.

Shall be able to analyze about criminal liability and inchoate crime.

Shall also learn about the general defenses available to a criminal.

3. Catalog Description
Criminal law is distinctive for the uniquely serious potential consequences or sanctions for
failure to abide by its rules. Law of crimes is the initial course in the legal concepts
constituting basic criminal law. This course is an introduction to substantive Criminal law,
encompassing nature and definition of Crime, constituents elements of Crime, theories of
punishment, stages of Crime, culpability, defenses, parties to crime, conspiracy, attempts,
sentencing, and other related concepts. The focus would remain on offences codified under
the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC). The course would lay down the theoretical foundation for
understanding Criminal Law and liability. A thorough understanding of these concepts is
necessary for developing clear conceptions of specific offences and criminal process. The
extent of Criminal law would further continue as Law of Crimes-II in next Semester, with
specific offences against human life, against property and against State.
4. Reading Material

a. Text Books:
1. The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Bare act)
2. K. D. Gaur, A text Book on the Indian Penal Code, Universal Publication, Delhi.
3. P. S. Achuthan Pillai, Criminal Law, Eastern Book Co
b. Reference Books
1. KENNY on Outlines of Criminal Law, 19th Edn. Cambridge University Press.
2. K.N.C. Pillai & Shabistan Aquil (Rev.), Essays on the Indian Penal Code (The
Indian Law Institute, 2005)
3. K. D. Gaur, Criminal Law Cases and Materials, Butterworths, India
4. Ratanlal & Dhirajlals Indian Penal Code, Butterworths Wadhwa, Nagpur
5. B. M. Gandhi, Indian Penal Code, Eastern Book Co,
6. Codification, Macaulay and the Indian Penal Code (Wing-Cheong Chan, Barry
Wright & Stanley Yeo eds., Ist ed. Ashgate 2011).
7. R.C. Nigam, Law of Crimes in India (Vol. I) (1965)
8. V.B. Raju, Commentary on Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Vol. I & II) (4th ed., 1982)
9. K.I. Vibhute (Rev.), P.S.A. Pillais Criminal Law, (10th ed., 2008)
c. Websites:
1. http://thelawdictionary.org
2. http://indiacode.nic.in/
3. http://www.prsindia.org/
4. http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/
5. http://judis.nic.in/
6. http://www.law.cornell.edu/
7. http://www.worldlii.org/
8. http://liiofindia.org/
5. Syllabus
Module 1: Introduction: Nature and Definition of Crime
6 Lectures
Crime: Nature and definition, Wrong, Offence and Crime: Similarities and differences
Difference between Crime and other Wrongs
States power to determine acts or omissions as crime.
Evolution of Criminal law- Wolfenden committee,
History and Making of Indian Penal Code, 1860
References:
C K Allen, The Nature of a Crime, Journal of Society of Comparative
Legislation, Legal Duties, 221
PJ Fitzgerald, A Concept of Crime, 1960 Crim. L R 256
Rostow, The Enforcement of Morals, 1960 CLJ 174
Ashworth, AJ., Reason, Logic and Criminal Liability, (91) 1971 LQR 240
Tom Hadden, Contract, Tort and Crime: The forms of Legal Thought,(87) 1971
LQR 240
JE Hall Williams, The Proper Scope and Function of the Criminal Law, (74) 1958
LQR 76
P Alldridge, What is wrong with the traditional Criminal Law course? 1990 10
Legal Studies 38

 A.C. Patra, A Historical Introduction to the IPC 3 JILI (1961) 351 366
Module 2 Constituent Elements of Crime

8 Lectures

Elements of Crime: Introduction, Kinds: Human Being, Actus reus, Mens rea, Injury.
Mens Rea: Introduction, Mens rea under IPC (Reason to believe (S.26); voluntarily and
intentionally (S.184-186); dishonestly and fraudulently (S.24- 25); Corruptly,
Malignantly and Wantonly (S.196, 198, 200, 219 and 220); rashly and negligently
(S.304 A), Exception of Mens Rea.
Stages of Crime: Intention, Preparation, Attempt, Result: Difference between
preparation and attempt
Theory of Criminal Causation,
General Explanation: (Section 6 to 52A)
References:
V Balasubrahamanyam, Guilty Mind, Essays on the Indian Penal Code, ILI 1962
56
J C Smith, The Guilty Mind in the Criminal Law 76 (1960) LQR 78
Herder, Jeremy, Two Histories and Four Hidden Principles of Mens rea, 1997
LQR 95
Lynch, ACE, The Mental Element in the Actus Reus, 1982 LQR 109
Recklessness under the Indian Penal Code by Stanley Meng Heong Yeo , 30 JILI
(1988) 293
Cases:
o Om Prakash v. State of Punjab AIR 1961 SC 1782
o Suleman Rehman Mulani v. State of Maharastra AIR 1968 Sc 829
o Ambalal D Bhatt v. State of Gujarat AIR 1972 SC 1150
o Moti Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh AIR 1964 SC 900
o Rewaram v. State of Madhya Pradesh (1978) CriLJ 858 (MP)
o Joginder Singh v. State of Punjab AIR 1979 SC 1876
o Harjinder Singh v. Delhi Administration AIR 1968 SC 867
o R Hari Prasad Rao v. State (1951) SCR 1322
o State of Maharastra v. MH George AIR 1965 SC 722
o Nathulal v. State of MP AIR 1966 SC 43
o Ranjit Udeshi v. State of Maharstra AIR 1965 SC 881
o Narayan Das v. State of Orissa AIR 1952 Sc 149
o Nirnajan Singh v. Jitnedra Bhimaraj AIR 1990 SC 1962
o State of Tamil Nadu v. Nalini AIR 1999 SC 264
o State of MP v. Narayan Singh 1989 3 SCC 596
o State of Orissa v. K Rajeswar Rao AIR 1992 SC 240
o Om Prakash v. State of Uttaranchal 2003 1 SCC 648
o State of UP v. Arun K Gupta 2003 2 SCC 202
Module 3 Incomplete offences (Inchoate Crimes)
Introduction

7 Lectures

 Criminal Conspiracy,
Abetment,
Attempt
References:
RB Tiwari, Conspiracy, Essays on the Indian Penal Code, ILI 1962 87
Wright, Law of Criminal Conspiracy and Agreement
Sayre, Francis, Criminal Conspiracy, Harvard Law review 35 (1922) 393 427
Turner, Kennys Outlines of Criminal Law, 1966, 426-432
Temkin, Jennifer., When is a Conspiracy like an attempt and other
impossible questions, 1978 LQR 534
BB Pande, An attempt on attempt, 1984 2 SCC Journal 42
Sayre, Francis B, Criminal Attempts, Harvard Law review 41 (1928) 821 859.
RB Tewari, Criminal Attempt, Essays on the Penal Code, ILI 1962
Glazebrook, PR., Shall we have an independent law of attempted crime?
(85) 1969 LQR 28
Glanville Williams, Criminal Omissions the Conventional View, 1991 LQR
86
Cases:
o State v. Jagdish Narian Singh 1959 Cri L J 1014
o R v. Taylor 1959
o R v. Linneker 1906 2 KB 99
o Asgar Ali Pradhania v. Emperor AIR 1933 Cal 893
o Abhyananda Mishra v. State of Bihar AIR 1961 SC 1698
o Malkait Singh v. State of Punjab AIR 1970 SC 713
o State of Maharastra v. Mohd Yakub AIR 1980 SC 1111
o R .v Shivpuri 1987 AC 1 (HL)
o R v. Collins 1864 12 WLR 886
o R v. Mac Pherson 1857 1 D&B 197
o R v. Brown 1889 24 QBD 357
o R v. Ring 1892 17 Cox 491
o State v. Mitchell 1902 170 MO 633
o Asgar Ali Pradhania v. AIR 1933 Cal 893
o Sudhir Kumar v. State of West Bengal 1974 3 SCC 357
o Hazara Singh v. Union of India 1973 3 SCC 401
o In re TM Reddy AIR 1955 AP 118
o Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab 1996 2 SCC 648
o R. v. O Toole 1987 Cri L R 759
o R v. Khan 1990 2 All ER 783 (CA)
o Geddes (1996) Crim LR 894 (CA)
o Millard and Vernon (1987) Crim LR 393 (CA)
o Topan Das v. State of Bombay AIR 1956 SC 33
o Bimbadhar Pradhan v. State of Orissa AIR 1956 469
o Harihara Prasad v. State of Bihar (1972) Cri L J 707 (SC)
o The State of Andhra Pradesh v. Subbaiah 1961 (2) SCJ 686
o State v. VC Shukla, Sanjay Gandhi and Others AIR 1980 SC 1382

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Shaw v. DPP (1961) 2 All ER 446 HL

State of AP v. C Ganeswar Rao AIR 1963 SC 1860
Amrit Lal Hazara v. Emperor ILR 42 Cal 957
Abdul Kadar v. State AIR 1964 Bombay 133
Noor Mohammad v. State of Maharastra 1970 (1) SCC 696
Ajay Aggarwal v. Union of India 1993 SCC (Cri) 961
Andreson (1986) AC 27 (HL)
DPP v. Armstrong (2000) Crim L R 379 (DC)
Cooke (1986) AC 909 HL
Hollinshead (1985) AC 975 (HL)
Saik (2006) UKHL 18 (HL)
Scott v, Metropolitan Police Commissioner (1975) AC 819 (HL)
Shivpuri (1987) AC 1 (HL)
Yip Chiu-Cheung (1995) 1 AC 111 (PC

Module 4 Constructive Criminal Liability

6 Lectures
(Common Intention and Common Object)
Common Intention: Introduction, Section 34-38
Determination of liability of each individual in a group,
Common Object :Section 149;
Extent of liability: Abettor at the scene of offence Section 114; Dacoity Section 396 &
460
References:
V Balasubrahmanyam, Group Liability, Essays on the Indian Penal Code,
ILI 1962
William Wilson, A rationale scheme of liability for participating in crime,
(2008) Crim L R 3
Sullivan GR, Participating in Crime: Joint Criminal Ventures, (2008)
Crim LR 19
Smith, JC, Criminal Liability of Accessories and Law Reform, 1997
LQR 453
Buxton, RJ, Complicity in the Criminal Code, (85) 1969 LQR 76
Cases:
Ganesh Singh v. Ram Raja (1869) 3 BLR 44 PC
Baul v. State of Uttar Pradesh AIR 1968 Sc 728
R v. Cruse 1838 C &P 541
Barendra Kumar Ghose v. King Emperor AIR 1925 PC 1
Mahbub Shah v. Emperor AIR 1945 PC 118
Nathu v. State 1960 Cri L J 1329
Kartar Singh v. State of Punjab AIR 1961 1787
Ram Nath v. State of MP AIR 1953 SC 420
Rishi Deo Pandey v. State of UP AIR 1955 SC 331
Ramayya Mani Pali v. State of Bombay AIR 1955 SC 287
JM Desai v. State AIR 1960 SC 889
Bashir v. State AIR 1953 All 668

 Shankar Lal Kachrabhai v. State of Gujarat (1965) 1 SCR 285

Ram Swarup v. State (1972) 3 SCC 418
Musa Khan c. State of Maharashtra AIR 1976 SC 2566
Pandurang v. State of Hyderabad (1955) 1 SCR 1083
Maina Singh v. State of Rajasthan 1976 2 SCR 827
Tukaram Ganpat Pandre v. State of Maharashtra AIR 1974 SC 514
Chandra Bihari v. Gautam v. State of Bihar (2002) 9 SCC 208
Suresh v. State of UP (2001) 3 SCC 67
Madan Singh v. State of Bihar (2004) 4 SCC 622
Dhana v. State of MP 1999 SCC (Cri.) 1192
Mehbub Samsuddin Malek v. State of Gujarat 1996 SCC (Cri) 1353
Module 5 General Exceptions to Crime
12
Lectures
General Exception under Chapter IV Indian Penal Code, 1860;
Defence as to Mistake, Judicial acts
Accident, Necessity,
Age, Unsoundness of Mind, Intoxication,
Consent, Triviality, Act done in Good Faith, Compulsion,
Private Defence: Section 96 to 106
o Private defence of Body
o Private defence of Property
References:
H L Stephen, Superior orders an excuse of homicide, 15 LQR
87-89
Ian Brownlie, Superior orders Time for a new realism, 1989 Cri L R
396
F Pollock, Criminal Responsibility: the Doctrine of superior Orders, 35
LQR 195
Parmanand Singh, A note on the legal basis of shoot to kill order, 1997
Delhi LR 87
Glanville Williams, The theory of law of
Excuses
nd
42
Law Commission Report of
India1971
RB Tewari, Law Governing Insanity, Essays on the Indian Penal Code
ILI 1962
RC Nigam, Principles of Criminal Law, 1965
Friedman, GHL., Mental Incompetence, (79) 1963 LQR 502
Timprthy Jones, H., Insanity, automatism, and the burden of proof on
the accused, 1995LQR 475
Stephen Gough., Intoxication and Criminal Liability, 1996 LQR 335
Mac Kay RD., On being insane in Jersey part-2 the appeal in Jason
Prior v. Attorney General, (2002) Crim L R 728; see also
Part-3
(2004) Crim L R 291
Cases:

State of West Bengal v. Shew Mangal Singh AIR 1981 SC 1917

R v. Tolson 1889 23 QBD 168
Emperor v. Gopalia AIR 1924 Bom. 333
Charan Das v. State 52 PLR 331
Dakhi Singh v. State AIR 1955 All 39
Waryam Singh v. Emperor AIR 1926 Lah 554
Chrangi v. State 1952 Cri L J 1212 (MP)
R v. Fennell 1970 3 All ER 215
R v. Rose 1884 15 Cox CC 540
State of Maharashtra v. MH George AIR 1965 SC722
State of Orissa v. Ram Bahadur Thapa AIR 1960 Ori. 161
State of Orissa v. Bhagaban Barik 1987 2 SCC 498
R v. Daniel MNaughten (1843) 10 Cl. and F. 200 (TAC)
Durham v. United States US Court of Appeals, DCC 45 ALR 2d 1430
Attorney General For the State of South Australia v. John Whelon Brown
1960 AC 432, (1960)1 All ER 734
o R v. Bryne (1960) 2 QB 396 CCA, England
o Queen Empress v. Kadar Nasyer Shah 1896 ILR 23 Cal 604
o Lakshmi v. State AIR 1963 All 534
o Dayabhai Chhaganbhai Thakkar v. State of Gujarat AIR 1964 SC1563
o Ratanlal v. State of MP AIR 1971 SC 778
o State of MP v. Ahmed Ullah AIR 1961 SC 998
o Ashiruddin v. KE AIR 1949 Cal 182
o Kuttapan v. State of Kerala 1986 Cri L J 271o T N Lakshmaiah v. State of Karnataka (2002) 1 SCC 219
o Srikant Anandrao Bhosale v. State of Maharashtra (2002) 7 SCC 748
o R v. Fennell 1970 3 All ER 215
o R v. Rose 1884 15 Cox CC 540
o State of Maharashtra v. MH George AIR 1965 SC722
o State of Orissa v. Ram Bahadur Thapa AIR 1960 Ori. 161
o State of Orissa v. Bhagaban Barik 1987 2 SCC 498
o State v. Ram Swarup (1974) 4 SCC 764
o Deo Narain v. State of UP (1973) 1 SCC 34
o Kishan v. State of MP (1974) 3 SCC 623
o Mhahbir Choudhry v. State of Bihar (1996) 5 SCC 107
o James martin v. State of Kerala (2004) 2 SCC 203
Module 6 Punishment
4 Lectures
Punishment: Introduction, Punishment under IPC
Necessity and objectives of Punishment
Types of punishment
Theories of Punishment.
Death punishment: Why or why not
6. Mode of Evaluation:
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Theory

Components

Internal

Marks

40

End Term
Examination(ETE)
60

7.0 LESSON PLAN/TEACHING PLAN:

S.N
O.

Lect
ure
No.

1.

Unit

Module 1:
Introduction: Nature and Definition
of Crime

Topic & SubTopic

Learning
Outcome

References

Nature and
definition of
crime.

To
understand
the
meaning
and nature
of crime

Chapter 1
of
Criminal
Law
P.S.A.
Pillai

2.

States power to
determine acts or
omissions as
crime and Scope
of the study of
Criminal lawWolfenden
committee,

To study
the States
power and
scope of
criminal
law

Chapter 2
of
Criminal
Law
P.S.A.
Pillai

3.

Distinction
between crime
and other wrongs.

To study
the
differences
between
Crime and
Torts,
Crime and
Contract

Chapter 1
of Law of
crime,
Prof. N. V.
Paranjape

4.

History of Indian
Penal Code

To study
the history
and
commence
ment of
Penal Code
of India

Chapter 2
of
Criminal
Law
P.S.A.
Pillai

5.

To
understand
the
elements of

Chapter 3
of
Criminal
Law

Module 2:
Constituent Elements of Crime

Constituent
Elements
of Crime

Actus reus &

Mens rea,

crime i.e.
Actus reus
& Mens
Rea

P.S.A.
Pillai

6.

6.

Criminal
Causation

To have
knowledge
about
theory of
criminal
causation

Chapter 3
of
Criminal
Law
P.S.A.
Pillai

7.

7.

Mens Rea and its

exceptions

To study
about
relevance
and
importance
of Mens
Rea and its
exceptions

Chapter 4
of
Criminal
Law
P.S.A.
Pillai

8.

to study
about
relevance
and
importance
of Stages
of Crime

Chapter 4
of
Criminal
Law
P.S.A.
Pillai

9.

Stages of Crime:
Intention
,
Preparati
on,
Attempt,
Result:
Differen
ce
between
preparati
on and
attempt

General

to enhance
their
Explanat
Knowledge
ion:
(Section of General
6
to Explanatio
52A)
n

10.

10

Module 3: Incomplete offences

(Inchoate Crimes)

11.

11

Criminal
Conspiracy

To
understand
on
Criminal
Conspiracy

Chapter 23
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

12.

12

Attempt (inchoate
crime)
Accomplishment
or commission of
crime: Criminal
Attempt.

To study
about the
attempt of
a criminal
act

Chapter 23
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

13.

13

Criminal
Liability, actus
reus in Attempt

To
understand
about
Criminal
Liability,
actus reus
in Attempt

Chapter 23
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

14.

14

Presentation

To enhance
their
Knowledge
of crime
and its
different
theories

15.

15

Incomplete
(Inchoate Crimes)
offence

To study
the nature
of
Incomplete
(Inchoate
Crimes)

Module 4:
Incomplete (Inchoate Crimes)
offence

Introduction

To have
knowledge
Incomplete
about
offences
Incomplete
(Inchoate Crimes)
offences
(Inchoate
Crimes)

Chapter 23
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

Chapter 5
General
principles
of Criminal
Law,
K.N.Chand

rashekhara
n Pillai,
16.

16

17.

17

Abetment

To study
about
Abetment
and abettor.

Chapter 5
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

18.

18

Punishment of
Abetment

To study
about
punishment
of abetment

Chapter 5
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

19

19

Attempt

To study
about
Attempt
and Its
Punishment

Chapter 23
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

20.

20

Presentation

To enhance
their
Knowledge
of crime
and its
different
theories

21.

21

Constructive
Criminal Liability
(Common
Intention and
Common Object)

To
Introduce
about
constructiv
e liability

Chapter 2
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

Determination of

To

Chapter 2

Module 5
Constructive Criminal Liability

22.

22

Criminal
Conspiracy,

To study
Chapter 5A
about
of The
Criminal
Indian
Conspiracy.
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

study

liability of each
individual in a
group action

about
doctrine of
complicity

of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

To
understand
about the
concept of
Common
Intention
(Under
Section 3438)

Chapter 2
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

To study
about
common
object
(under
section
149)

Chapter 2
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

23.

23

Common
Intention

24.

24

Common object

26

26

Presentation

To enhance
their
knowledge
about
Prison
system.

27.

27

Jurisdiction
of
Indian
Penal
Code

To study
about
jurisdiction
of Penal
Code

Chapter 1
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur
Chapter 1
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

Module 6
Jurisdiction of Indian Penal Code
Section 1 to 5 of IPC

28.

28.

Extra territorial
To study
jurisdiction
about extra
territorial
jurisdiction

29.

29.

Presentation

To study

about
sentencing
process and
its different
aspects
30.

30.

31.

31.

Module 7: - Exceptions to Crime

Mistake

To study
about
mistake of
law and
mistake of
fact

Chapter 4
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

Accident
Necessity

To study
about
accident
and
necessity as
a defence

Chapter 4
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

Age

To study
about the
concept of
doli in
capax

Chapter 4
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

32.

32.

Unsoundness of
Mind
Intoxication

To study
about
unsoundnes
s and
intoxicatio
n as an
exception

Chapter 4
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

33.

33.

Consent
Triviality

To study
about
consent and
triviality as
an
exceptions
to crime.

Chapter 4
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

34.

34.

Act done in Good

Faith
Compulsion
Judicial acts

To
understand
the Act
done in

Chapter 4
of The
Indian

Good Faith
Compulsio
n
Judicial
acts as an
exception
35

35

36.

36.

37.

37.

38.

Presentation

To enhance
their
knowledge
about
exception.

Introduction to
Right of private
defence of body

To study
about Right
of private
defence of
body

Right of private
defence of body

To study
the about
right of
private
defence.

38.

Right of private
defence of
property

To study
the Law
relating to
right of
private
defence of
property

39.

39.

Presentation

To enhance
their
knowledge
about
private
defence.

40.

40.

Crime and
punishment

To
emphasis
on
the
crime and

Module 8: Right to Private Defence

Module: 9 Punishment

Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

Chapter 4
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

Chapter 4
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

Chapter 3
of The
Indian
Penal

41.

41.

Necessity,
objectives and
types of
punishment
Theories of
Punishment
Rarest of Rare
theory

its
punishment
.

Code, K.
D. Gaur

To study
about
Necessity,
objectives
and types
of
punishment

Chapter 3
of The
Indian
Penal
Code, K.
D. Gaur

Theories of
Punishment
42.

42.

Module 1 to 2

Revision

Revision

Revision

43.

43.

Module 3 to 5

Revision

Revision

Revision

44

44

Module 6 and 7

Revision

Revision

Revision

45

45

Module 8 to 9

Revision

Revision

Revision

PROJECT TOPICS
General Principles of Criminal Law-I
Course Code-LLB 315
BA.LLB (H), IIIrd SEMESTER, Batch I &2 2014 -18
Faculty: Ms. K.K.Geetha

S.No.

Project Topic

1.

Definition and Nature of

Crime

2.

Codification of Indian Penal

Code

3.

Essentials of Crime

4.

Theory

of

Criminal

causation
5.

Strict Liability

6.

Mens Rea in the Indian

Penal Code

7.

Joint Liability

8.

Inchoate Offences

Name

Roll No.

9.

Criminal Attempt

10.

Abetment

11

Criminal Conspiracy

12

Mistake of Fact

13

Defence of Insanity

14

Defence of Intoxication

15

Right of Private Defence of

body

16

Right of private defence of

property

17

Theories of punishment

18

Death penalty recent

judicial trend

19

Consent as defence to
criminal liability

20

Common Intention

21

Unlawful assembly and

common object

22

Public welfare offences and

Mens Rea

23

Vicarious liability

24

History of India Penal Code

25

General Explanations

26

Critically analyse State of

Maharashtra v.
M.H.George AIR 1965 SC
722

27

Critically analyse State of

Tamil Nadu v. Nalini AIR
1999 SC 264