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Optional Legal Group : Group II - Criminal Law & Criminal Administration

Module I (1 Credit)
1. Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
2. Administration of Criminal Justice - Meaning, Necessity and Growth
3. Doctrine of Mens Rea and Exceptions 4. Stages in Commission of Crime
4. Stages in Commission of Crime
Module-II (1 Credit)
5. Principle of Group Liability in Crime
6. Fundamental Principles of Criminal Jurisprudence
7. Right of Private Defense
Module-III (1 Credit)
8. Theories and kinds of punishment
9. Right of Protection of the accused
10. Strict Liability
Module-IV (1 Credit)
11. International Criminal Court
12. Concept of Decriminalisation
Module I (1 Credit)
1. Offences under Indian Penal Code
Module-II (1 Credit)
2. The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999
3. The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002
Module-III (1 Credit)
4. Cyber Crimes under Information Technology Actt
Module-IV (1 Credit)
5. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000:
Module I (1 Credit)
1. Concept of Crime. Criminal Law, Criminology as a Science
2. Criminology - From Ancient to Modern thought
Module-II (1 Credit)
3. Multiple Factor theory
4. Causes of Crimes
Module-III (1 Credit)
5. Privileged Class Deviance and Indian Legal order
6. Professional Deviance of Lawyers, Teachers, Judges, Journalists, Doctors, Technocrats, etc
Module-IV (1 Credit)
7. Response of Indian Legal Order
Module I (1 Credit)
1. Introductory
2. Approaches to Violence in India
Module-II (1 Credit)
3. Agrarian Violence and Repression:
Module-III (1 Credit)
4. Violence against the Weaker Sections:
Module-IV (1 Credit)
5. Caste/Communal Violence:

NOTE: Choice of further areas will have to be made by the teacher and taught

Module I (1 Credit)
1. Introductory
2. Theories of Punishment
Module-II (1 Credit)
3. The Problems of Capital Punishment:
Module-III (1 Credit)
4. Approaches to Sentencing
5. Sentencing
Module-IV (1 Credit)
6. Imprisonment
Module I (1 Credit)
1. Forensic Science-An Integral component of Criminal Justice system-Scope
2. Development of Forensic Science in India
Module-II (1 Credit)
3. Introduction
Module-III (1 Credit)
4. Modern Scientific Methods of Crime Control and Prevention
The Third Semester shall be of two papers of optional group shall be of 100 Marks.
(4 Credits each) In addition there shall be practical examination of 100 Marks (Four Credits) as under:
1. Classroom Teaching & Seminar - 40 Marks (20 Marks each)
2. Choice of Practical Components comprising of 50 marks to the students from the given component.
3. 10 Marks Attendance
Module-IV (1 Credit)
5. Inter-state crimes and Criminals

Semester-IV (Four credits) The Fourth Semester shall be of:
- Dissertation of 80 marks and Viva-voce of 20 marks (4 credits).
- For the balance 100 marks, the students would have the choice to select the topic for their project from the topics listed in the syllabus of the group opted, which will have interdisciplinary approach. Out of 100 marks (4 credits), 50 marks (2 Credits) would be for the project and 50 marks (2 credits) for Viva-voce.

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