Law of Crimes-I Indian Penal code

UNIT – I: Fundamentals of Crime

  • Crime: Definition, distinction from civil wrongs.
  • Constituents: Human being, actus reusmens rea, injury.
  • General Explanations (Secs 6–52A)
  • Punishments (Secs 53–75): Death, imprisonment, fine, etc.
  • General Exceptions (Secs 76–106)
  • Abetment (Secs 107–120)
  • Criminal Conspiracy (Sec 120A-B)

🔹 Leading Case:

  • Nalini v. State (1999 CrLJ 3124)

UNIT – II: Offences Against the State & Public Order

  • State & Public Order: Sedition, waging war (Sec 121–130)
  • Unlawful Assembly/Rioting: (Sec 141–160)
  • Public Servants: Misconduct, disobedience (Sec 166–171)
  • Contempt of Authority (Sec 172–190)
  • False Evidence/Public Justice (Sec 191–229)
  • Public Health & Safety (Sec 268–282)

🔹 Leading Case:

  • State of Karnataka v. Gangadharaiah (1997 CrLJ 4068)

UNIT – III: Personal and Property Offences

  • Human Body Offences (Secs 299–377): Homicide, hurt, sexual offences.
  • Property Offences (Secs 378–462): Theft, extortion, robbery, dacoity, criminal breach of trust.

UNIT – IV: Other Offences

  • Documents (Sec 463–471): Forgery, falsification.
  • Marriage (Sec 493–498)
  • Cruelty to Wife: Section 498-A IPC.
  • Defamation (Sec 499–502)
  • Criminal Intimidation (Sec 503–510)
  • Attempt (Sec 511)

🔹 Leading Case:

  • State of UP v. Ranjit Singh (AIR 1999 SC 1201)

✍️ Exam Pattern Summary

  • Total Marks: 80
  • Duration: 3 Hours
  • Question Paper Structure:
    • Section 1–4: Two questions from each Unit (choose 1 per section) – 14 marks each
    • Section 5: 8 short questions (compulsory, 3 marks each)
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