Law of Crimes – II (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023)
Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya · LL.B. Semester 4 · LAW-CC-412
Unit I — Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Background · Importance and Objective · Salient features of BNSS · Rationale of the changes in Criminal Procedure · Definitions: Cognizable and Non-cognizable offence, Bailable and Non-Bailable offence, Complaint, FIR, Investigation, Inquiry, Trial, Summons cases, Warrant cases, Charge, Compoundable and Non-compoundable offences, Bail, Bail Bond, Bond and Victim. · Hierarchy and Constitution of Criminal Courts. · Powers of Criminal Courts. · Appointment and Role of Prosecuting Officers. · Directorate of Prosecution.
Unit II — Pre – Trial Process: Arrest
Arrest without warrant (Sections 35 to 43) · Rights of the arrested person. (Section 46 to 48, 57, 58, 62) · Medical Examination of Accused (Section 51 to 53) · 2. Pre – trial Process: Processes to compel appearance of persons and production of things: · Basic steps to ensure presence of persons at trial: (Section 63-83) · Summons (including e-summons and modes of service of summons). · Warrant (bailable and non-bailable) and execution of warrant · Proclamation: · Issuance and Publication of Proclamation (Section 84) · Proclaimed Offender · In absentia trial of proclaimed offender (Section 356) · Attachment of property of absconder: · Issuance of order for attachment and simultaneous attachment. (Section 85) · Claims and objections to attachment. (Section 87) · Release, sale and restoration of attached property. (Section 88) · Summons to produce document, etc. (Section 94-95) · Search Warrant (Sections 96-97) and search without warrant (Section 185). · Seizure (Section 106) · Recording of search and seizure. (Section 105) · 3. Maintenance to Wife, Children and Parents (Sections- 144 to 146) · 4. Order for removal of nuisance and Power in urgent cases of nuisance. (Section 152 to 164)
Unit III — FIR and Investigation
First Information Report: (Section 173) · Meaning and Importance · Information in relation to non-cognizable offence and procedure thereon. (Section 174) · Evidentiary value of FIR · e-FIR · Zero FIR · Preliminary inquiry · Remedy in case of refusal to register FIR. · Investigation: (Sections: 175 to 196) · Police officer’s power to conduct investigation. · Magistrate’s power to order investigation. · Interrogation. · Evidentiary value of statements. · Magistrate’s power to record confession and statements. · Police Remand, Judicial Remand and Default Bail. · Police Report, e-Charge Sheet, Further investigation. · Inquest report. · 2. Jurisdiction of Criminal Courts in Inquiries and Trials. (Sections:197 to 203) · 3. Initiation of Proceedings. (Sections 210, 213, 217 to 222) · 4. Complaints to Magistrate: (Sections 223 to 226) a. Examination of complainant and hearing accused. b. Order for investigation. c. Dismissal of complaint.
Unit IV — Charge
Contents of charge.(Section 234 to 236) · Joinder of charges. (Section 241 to 246) · 2. Trial Process: a. Trial before Court of Sessions. b. Trial of warrant cases. c. Trial of summons cases. d. Summary trial. · 3. Plea Bargaining: Concept, Importance and Procedure. (Section 289 to 300) · 4. Protection against double jeopardy. (Section 337) · 5. Victim Compensation. (Section 395 and 396) · 6. Appeal and Revision: · Appeal: A Creature of Statute. (Section 413) · Appeal against Conviction. (Section 415 and 420) · No appeal in certain cases. (Section 416 and 417) · Appeal in case of inadequate sentence. (Section 418) · Appeal against acquittal. (Section 419) · Power of Revision. (Sections 438, 440, 442)
Unit V — Provisions as to Bail
Bail in bailable offences. (Section 478) · Bail to under-trial prisoners. (Section 479) · Bail in non-bailable offences. (Section 480) · Anticipatory bail. (Section 482) · Bail pending appeal. (Section 430) · 2. Juvenile delinquency: [Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015]: · Object · Classification of offences. · Juvenile Justice Board. · Procedure of inquiry. · 3. Releasing a convict on Probation: · Object · Provisions under BNSS. · Provisions under The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958.