Criminal Jurisprudence-I

Unit 1 — History of Criminal Law

1.1 Criminal Jurisprudence in Primitive age · 1.2 Development of Criminal Law · 1.3 Criminal Law and India

• History of Criminal law

Unit 2 — Nature and Definition of Crime

2.1 Types of Wrong · 2.2 Test of Criminality · 2.3 Distinction between Civil and Criminal Wrong

• Concept of Crime, Components of Crime and Criminal Liability

Unit 3 — Elements of Crime and Theories of Criminal Liability

3.1 Principles of Legality · 3.2 Subjective Theory · 3.3 Objective Theory

• Concept of Crime, Components of Crime and Criminal Liability

Unit 4 — Mental Elements in Crime

4.1 Mensrea and actusreus 4.1.1 Intention 4.1.2 Knowledge 4.1.3 Recklessness 4.1.4 Negligence

• Concept of Crime, Components of Crime and Criminal Liability
• Theories of Negligence

Unit 5 — Group Liabilities

5.1 Vicarious Liability · 5.2 Strict Liability and Absolute Liability · 5.3 Liability of Corporations Referred Cases 1. Bachan Sing Vs. State of Punjab (1980) 2 – SCC 684 (Capital Punishment) 2. GianKaurVs. State of Punjab, (1996) 2 SCC 648 (Euthanasia – Mercy Killing) 3 Joti Prasad V State of Haryana AIR 1973 SC 1167 4 Umesh Chandra V State of Rajasthan, (1982) 2 SCC 202 Referred Books 1. Principoles of Criminal Law, R.C. Nigam 2. Criminal Law, Smith and Hogan 3. PSAPillai’s Criminal Law, K I Vibhuti 4. Law of Crime, RatanLal&DhirajLal Revised Syllabus of B.A., LL.B/ B.A., LL.B (Hons) Programme