Indian Penal Code
Dibrugarh University · LL.B. Semester 7 · B.A.,LL.B.: 7.1
Unit 1 — Introduction
1.1 Conception of Crime · 1.2 Elements of criminal liability 1.2.1 Author of crime – natural and legal person – human being 1.2.2 Mensrea – evil intention 1.2.3 Act in furtherance of guilty intention 1.2.4 Injury to another · 1.3 Stages of a crime 1.3.1 Intention to commit an offence 1.3.2 Preparation 1.3.3 Attempt (SS. 511, 307) 1.3.4 Accomplishment · 1.4 Salient features of I.P.C. 1.4.1 Definitions 1.4.2 Jurisdiction – Territorial – Personal 1.4.3 General Explanation 1.4.4 Group liability – Common intention – Common object. (SS. 34, 149) 1.4.5 Punishment 1.4.6 White collar crime
Unit 2 — General Exceptions: Factors negating guilty intention (SS. 76, 79, 84, 85-86, 96-106) 16
2.1 Mental incapacity 2.1.1 Minority 2.1.2 Insanity – Medical and legal insanity · 2.2 Intoxication – involuntary · 2.3 Private defense: Justification and limits When private defence extends to causing of death to protect body 2.3.1 and property. 2.3.2 Necessity 2.3.3 Mistake of fact · 2.4 Abetment · 2.5 Criminal Conspiracy
Unit 3 — Offences against State and the Public
3.1 Offences against the state 3.1.1 Waging war against the government of India. (SS. 121, 121A,122, 123) 3.1.2 Assaulting high officers (S. 124). 3.1.3 Sedition (S. 124A). 3.1.4 Waging war against a power at peace with the government of India. · 3.2 Offences against public Tranquility 3.2.1 Unlawful Assembly (S. 141) 3.2.2 Rioting (SS. 146, 147) 3.2.3 Promoting enmity between different classes (S. 153 A) 3.2.4 Affray (SS. 159, 160)
Unit 4 — Offences affecting human body and the reputation
4.1 Unlawful homicide 4.1.1 Culpable homicide (S. 299) 4.1.2 Murder (S. 300) 4.1.3 Homicide by rush or negligent act (S. 304 A) 4.1.4 Suicide (S. 309) 4.1.5 Dowry death (304 B) · 4.2 Hurt and grievous hurt (including S. 326A & S. 326B) · 4.3 Wrongful restraint · 4.4 Wrongful confinement · 4.5 Criminal force · 4.6 Assault (including S. 354A to S. 354D) · 4.7 Kidnapping · 4.8 Abduction · 4.9 Sexual Assault (Rape S. 375, S. 376 & S. 376A) and other sexual offences (S. 376B to S. 376E) · 4.10 Cruelty to married woman (S. 498 A) · 4.11 Defamation
Unit 5 — Offences against Property
5.1 Theft (S. 378) · 5.2 Extortion (S. 383) · 5.3 Robbery (S. 390) · 5.4 Dacoity (S. 391) · 5.5 Criminal misappropriation of property (S. 403) · 5.6 Criminal Breach of Trust (S. 405) Referred Cases : 1. King v. Birendrakumar Gosh (Common intention) 2. K.m. Bhagawati v. State (Murder) 3. Kesharsingh V. State of delhi (Murder) 4. Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan (Sexual harassment) 5. Nalwah Ali v. state of u.P. (common object) 6. Pawankumar V. state of Haryana (Cruelty) 7. Roopadeolbajaj v. K.P.S. Gill (outraging modestly of women) 8. Chandi Kumar Vs. Abanidhar Roy AIR 1965 10. State of U.P. Vs. Shukhpal Singh & Others, AIR 2009 SC 1729 (Dacoity& Murder) 11. Chandi Kumar Vs. Abanidhar Roy AIR 1965 12. ShyamBehari, 1957 G. LJ. 416 13. Bachan Sing Vs. State of Punjab (1980) 2 – SCC 684 (Capital Punishment) 14. Mehmat Ali Vs. the State of Assam (1986) 2 G.L.R. 323 15. GianKaur Vs. State of Punjab, (1996) 2 SCC 648 (Euthanasia – Mercy Killing) 16. KedarNath, AIR 1962 SC 955 17. Satvir Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 2009 SC 1742 18. Lohit Chandra Das Vs. State of Assam (1986 I.G.L.R. 299) 19. Baba Lodhi Vs. State of UP AIR 1987 : SC 1268 20. Krishna Kumar Vs. Union of India AIR 1959 Sc. 1390