Session: July to November 2014

Semester IV
Law of Crimes.(I.P.C)
Course teachers :
Ms. Sonal Dass
Mr. Indra Nath Dey
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Syllabus
(1) Introduction to Criminal Law
- Concept of Crime
- Mental elements in Crime
- Stages of Crime
- Mens rea & Strict liability
(2) General Explanations
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He , government , wrongful gain wrongful loss , dishonestly , fraudulently , reason to believe , act
done by several persons in furtherance of common intention (section- 34) , voluntarily , injury ,
good faith

(2) General Exceptions

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Mistake of Fact & Mistake of Law

Judicial Acts

Accident

Necessity

Insanity

Intoxication

Infancy

Private Defence

(4) Abetment and criminal conspiracy:-

Abetment of a thing
Abettor
Punishment of abetment
Liability of abettor when one act abetted and a different act done.
Abettor present when offence is committed
Definition of criminal conspiracy
Punishment of criminal conspiracy

(5)

Offences against the public tranquility

Unlawful assembly

Riot

(6)

Specific Offences against human body

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Culpable Homicide

Murder

Dowry death

Abetment of suicide and attempt to commit suicide

Hurt, Grievous Hurt

Wrongful restraint, wrongful confinement

Kidnapping, abduction

Rape
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(7)

Unnatural offences.
Offences against property

Theft

Extortion

- Robbery & Dacoity

- Criminal misappropriation of property
- Criminal breach of trust
- Cheating

(8)

Mischief

Offences relating to marriage.

- Bigamy.
- Adultery.

(9) Cruelty by husband or relatives of husband

(10) Defamation.