Law of Crimes-I

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University · LL.B. Semester 3 · LB-303

Unit I

Introduction to Substantive Criminal Law · i. Meaning and definition of Crime · ii. Fundamental elements of crime: human being, actus reus, mens rea, and injury · iii. Stages in commission of crime: Intention, Preparation and Attempt, commission of crime · iv. Extent, operation and Jurisdiction of IPC

Unit II

General Explanations and Exceptions · i. Definition · ii. Mistake, Judicial and executive Acts · iii. Accident, Necessity, Infancy, Insanity, · iv. Intoxication, Consent, Good faith, · v. Private Defence

Unit III

Different Kinds of Criminal liability under IPC · i. Principles of criminal liability – Individual and Joint Liability · ii. Common Intention and Common Object · iii. Vicarious Liability · iv. Inchoate Crimes: Abetment, Criminal Conspiracy and Attempt

Unit IV

Punishment · i. Theories of Punishment: Deterrent, Retributive, Preventive, Expiatory and Reformative Theory · ii. The scheme of punishment under IPC: Fine, Imprisonment, Capital Punishment