Criminal Minor Acts
Savitribai Phule Pune University · LL.B. Semester 3 · LDSE 0706
Unit 1 — The Maharashtra Police Act, 1951
1. Historical background, Objects, Scope and Definitions under the Act · 2. Superintendence, control and organization of the Police Force · 3. Regulation, Control and Discipline of the Police Force · 4. Police Regulations · 5. Special measures for Maintenance of Public Order and Safety of State · 6. Executive Powers and Duties of the Police
Unit 2 — Arms Act 1959
1. Objectives & Scope · 2. Definitions · 3. Types of Arms · 4. Arms Act 1959 · 5. Acquisition, possession of arms and ammunition · 6. Provisions relating to licences · 7. Powers and procedure · 8. Offences and penalties
Unit 3 — The Unlawful Activities (prevention) Act, 1967
1. Objects · 2. Definition · 3. Unlawful associations · 4. Offences and penalties · 5. Terrorist organizations · 6. Punishment for terrorist Activities
Unit 4 — The Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999
1. Legislative History, Object and Scope of the Act · 2. Organized Crime: Definition and Scope, Punishments · 3. Courts and Public Prosecutor (Sections 6-12) · 4. Interception of Wire, Electronic or Oral Communication (Sections 13-16) · 5. Special Procedure: Change in Rules of Evidence and Criminal Procedure (Sections 17- 23)
Unit 5 — The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985:
1. Legislative History, Object and Definitions · 2. Authorities and Officers · 3. Prohibition, Control and Regulation of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances · 4. Offences and Punishments · 5. Procedure under Act
Unit 6 — Cyber Laws in India
1 Need for cyber law · 2 Cyber Crime / Cyber frauds on the rise · 3 Types of cyber frauds · 4 History of cyber law in India · The Information Technology Act, 2000: · 1. Definitions, · 2. Digital signature and electronic signature · 3. Electronic governance · 4. Attribution, acknowledgement and despatch of electronic records · 5. Secure electronic records and secure electronic signature · 6. Regulation of certifying authorities · 7. Electronic signature certificates · 8. Duties of subscribers, penalties, compensation and adjudication · 9. The appellate tribunal · 10. Offences · 11. Offences under other legislations
Unit 7 — The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
1. Definitions · 2. Obligations of data fiduciary · 3. Rights and duties of data principal · 4. Special provisions · 5. Data protection board of India · 6. Powers, functions and procedure to be followed by board · 7. Appeal and alternate dispute resolution · 8. Penalties and adjudication