THE ICFAI UNIVERSITY SIKKIM

Faculty of LAW
Course Handout
(Third) Semester: AUGUST TO DECEMBER,2014
Course Code

Course Title

LL241

LAW OF CRIMES

1. Instructor-in-charge

Mr. PRITAM SUBBA, E MAIL: subbapripan@gmail.com

Ph. No.: 9832370464

2. Scope & objective of the Course:

THIS COURSE WILL ENABLE THE STUDENTS TO GET INDEPTH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE VARIOUS
ASPECTS OF CRIMES AND VARIOUS CRIMINAL OFFENCES. THE COURSE SHOULD PREPARE THE
STUDENT TO IDENTIFY A ACT AS AN CRIME OR NOT AND HOW TO PROSECUTE OR DEFENT THE SAME
.THE STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO LOOK INTO THE VARIOUS CHANGES THAT HAD TO BE
INCORPORATED DUE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF RAPIDLY CHANGING SOCIETY INCLUDING
INTOLERANCE TOWARDS OFFENCES BASICALLY TARGETED AGAINST WOMEN.THEY WILL ALSO BE
ABLE TO OBSERVE SOME SEVERE SHORTFALLS IN OUR CRIMINAL LAW AND NEED FOR SPEEDY
REFORM OF THE SAME.

3. (a) Textbooks(s)
THE INDIAN PENAL CODE

K.D GAUR/ UNIVERSAL LAW

PUBLICATION

(b) Reference books(s)

INDIAN PENAL CODE

S.N. MISHRA/ JAIN PUBLICATION

Other Readings: districtcourtallahabad.up.nic.in/articles/IPC.pdf:

www.advocatekhoj.com/.../indianpenalcode/index
lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/1-50/Report42.pdf
4. Lecture-wise plan
Lecture/Session
Nos.
1.

Learning
Objectives
To know what crime
actually means

Topics to be covered

Introduction to Crime

Reference
(Chapter/Sec/Page Nos
of Text/Reference)
Ch. 1 pg 1-10

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To look into the

development of
penal law in India
To know what
constitutes crime
To know what are
the defences
available against
various acts of crime
To know how being
in error regarding a
fact can be used as a
defence
To know how
accident can be used
as a defence
To know why a
child, a drunk and
an insane person
cannot be held
guilty of a crime
To know how
necessity is a good
defence.
To know how
consent, in some
cases, can be a very
good defence
To know how even
lack of consent, in
some cases, can be a
used as a defence
To utilize the
triviality of an act
accused of as an
defence.
To see how defence
of body and
property can be a
very good defence
To know how
helping in an
commission of
crime is an offence

Indian Penal Code History

Different stages of
crime
General defenses concept and meaning

Ch 1. Pg 1129
Ch 1 pg. 33-41

Ch. pg 122-125

Mistake of fact

Ch. IV pg 125-132

Accidental acts

Ch. IV pg. 137-138

Incapability to commit
crime

Ch. IV pg. 143-149

Necessity

Ch. IV pg.167-168

Acts done with consent

Ch. IV pg169-174

Acts done without

consent

Triviality

Ch. IV pg. 174-176

Ch. IV pg.177

Private defence

Ch. IV pg. 178-179

Abetment- sec. 107

Ch. V pg. 195-197

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To know who is an
abettor.
To know what are
the punishments
prescribed for the
offence of abet ment
To look into the
various aspects of
abetment
To know the true
meaning of criminal
conspiracy
To look into the
punishments
prescribed for
criminal conspiracy
To look into the
various acts
regarded as an
offence against a
person
To know what is the
meaning of culpable
homicide.
To look into the
various ingredients
of culpable
homicide
To know the
meaning of murder
and its ingredients
To look into acts
which does not
amount to murder
To distinguish
between murder and
culpable homicide
To look into various
case law to further
understand the
difference between
the two
To know what are
the punishments

Abettor. Sec.108
Punishment for
Abetment. Sec 109

Ch. V pg.198-201

Ch. V pg.202

Abetment sec.111115

Ch. V pg.. 203-206

Criminal conspiracymeaning and scope

Ch. VA pg. 211-217

Sec.120 B- punishment

Ch. V pg.218

Offences affecting the

human bodyintroduction

Ch. XVI pg.431-432

Culpable homicide.
(Sec 299)

Ch. XVI pg.432-435

Elements of culpable
homicide

Ch. XVI pg.436-443

Murder(sec.300)meaning
Exception under
sec.300
Difference between
murder and culpable
homicide

Ch. XVI pg.444-452s

Ch. XVI pg.453-462

Ch. XVI pg.463

Case study

Punishment for
murder. Sec 302

Ch. XVI pg.463-481

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murder
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To know what are

the punishments
prescribed for
culpable homicide

Punishment for
culpable homicide not
amounting to
murder(sec.304)

Ch. XVI pg.495-498

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To know the
meaning of dowry
death and how is it
different from
murder
To know the
meaning of physical
hurt caused to a
person
Look into the
ingredients of a
simple injury caused
To find out what are
the injuries that are
designated as a
serious one
To find out the
various kinds of
grievous injury
To look into the
various punishments
prescribed for
various hurt
To know the
meaning of
abduction
To know the
meaning and
ingredient of
kidnapping
To look into the
various offences
which are sexual in
nature
To look into the
meaning and
ingredients of rape

Dowry death. Sec.304

B

Ch. XVI pg.513-527

Hurt- meaning and

kind

Ch. XVI pg.574-576

Simple Hurt. Sec. 319

Ch. XVI pg.577-580

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Grievous hurt. Sec .

320-meaning

Ch. XVI pg. 581-581

Kinds of grievous hurt

Ch. XVI pg. 582-584

Punishment for hurt

and grievous hurt( sec.
323- 326)

Ch. XVI pg. 588

Abduction

Ch. XVI pg 621-622

Kidnapping

Ch. XVI pg614-620

Sexual offencesmeaning and types

under IPC
Rape- Sec. 375

Ch. XVI pg 642

Ch. XVI pg643-659

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To find out the

punishments
prescribed for the
offence of rape
To look into various
sexual offences
which are deemed
unnatural
To find out the
meaning of theft
To know about the
various ingredients
of theft
To find out the
punishment
prescribed for theft
To briefly look in
various offences
related to marriage
like adultery,
bigamy etc.
To find out how
unsuccessful act to
commit crime is an
offence of attempt
To know what are
the punishments
prescribed for the
offence of attempt.

Punishment for RapeSec.376

Unnatural Offences.
Sec. 377

Ch. XVI pg. 660-679

683-685

Offence of theftmeaning

Ch. XVII pg.687

Theft. Sec.378

Ch. XVII pg. 687691

Punishment for theft

Ch. XVII pg.692

Offences relating to
marriage

Ch. XX. Pg.786-802

Attempt- meaning

Punishment for
attempt.

Ch. XXIII pg. 841849

Ch. XXIII pg 850