Description
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course is designed to understand the meaning of crime, and the essential principles of criminal liability by a study of a range of offences under the Indian Penal Code 1860. It further aims to empower students to understand the fundamentals of criminal jurisprudence and analyze the various elements of the crime. The students will be equipped to understand the principles of culpability and punishment. The students will be well versed with the general scheme of the Indian Penal Code 1860 and be able to grasp the various terms and terminology used in the Indian Penal Code 1860. The students will be prepared to analyze the ingredients of various offences and study the punishments prescribed thereto. They will be able to identify the general exceptions under the penal law and understand the principles of joint criminal liability.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify the various components of criminal culpability and an offence.
2. Appreciate the fundamentals of Criminal Jurisprudence.
3. Appreciate the fundamentals of culpability and the various kinds of punishment.
4. Understand criminal terms and terminology as per the Indian Penal Code.
5. Understand the extent and operation (jurisdiction) of the Indian Penal Code.
6. Identify various crimes from the point of view of the requirements of substantive criminal law.
7. Identify the punishment prescribed for various offences from a micro perspective as per IPC.
8. Appreciate and understand the aspects of joint criminal liability.
9. Identify whether a given case is covered under any of the general exceptions
