Civil and Criminal Laws in India (Theory)

Paper Code: 
24GCL 331
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to comprehensively understand the legal principles, procedures, and applications of civil and criminal laws in India, enabling students to analyze, interpret, and apply these laws effectively.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

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Course outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

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24GCL 331

 

Civil and Criminal Laws in India

 (Theory)

CO37: Evaluate civil court structures, jurisdiction and procedural concepts such as Res Judicata, Set off, CounterClaim, Equitable Set-Off, demonstrating an understanding of legal frameworks and procedural mechanisms.

CO38: Analyze Temporary Injunctions, Interlocutory Orders, and procedural aspects, showcasing advanced critical thinking skills in civil litigation and comprehension of legal procedures.

CO39: Assess important definitions, classification of criminal courts, and their powers within criminal justice system.

CO40: Evaluate arrest procedures, warrants, public order proceedings, legal provisions, procedural requirements, constitutional implications, and law enforcement efficacy.

CO41: Evaluate police preventive actions, investigative powers, magistrate roles, legal provisions on police information, offense cognizance limits, summary trial procedures, assessing criminal justice system fairness and effectiveness.

CO42: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

 

Approach in teaching: Class room Lecture (Theory/ Using Power Point Presentation), Discussions using Leading Case laws.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Role Play activities/ Moot Court, Group Discussions, Class presentation. 

 

Class participation, assignments and presentations, Annual End Exams.

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
The Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (CPC)
  • Introduction, Aim & scope, Scheme of the Code, Important definitions
  • Structures of Civil courts, Jurisdiction of Courts and Venue of suits, Stay of Suit, Place of suing(territorial), Res Judicata, Set off, CounterClaim & Equitable Set- Off.

 

12.00
Unit II: 
The Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (CPC)

Temporary Injunction and Interlocutory Orders, Detention, Preservation , Inspection etc. of Subject Matter of Suits, Institution of Suit, Important Stages of Proceedings of the Suit, delivery of Summons by Court, Appeals, Reference, Review & Revision, Suits by or against Corporation, Suits by or against Minors, Summary procedure.

12.00
Unit III: 
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
  • Introduction, Important Definitions
  • Classes of Criminal courts, power of Courts

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Arrest of persons, Summons & Warrants: Summons, Warrant of Arrest, Proclamation & Attachment, Summon to produce, Search warrant, Security for keeping the peace and good behaviour and proceedings for maintenance of public order

12.00
Unit V: 
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
  • Preventive action of the police and their powers to investigate, Information to the police and their powers to investigate, powers of Magistrate, Limitation for taking cognizance of Certain Offences,  Summary Trials

 

Essential Readings: 

       1.Bare act of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.

  1. The Code of Civil Procedure , Avtar Singh
  2. Code Of Criminal Procedure by Ratanlal Ranchhoddas,Dhirajlal Keshavlal Thakore
  3. The Code of Criminal Procedure, V. R Manohar, Avtar singh

 

References: 
  1. Criminal Procedure Code of india, Shubham Sinha
  2. Code of Civil procedure, Ashok K. Jain
  3. The Code of civil Procedure, Mulla

e-Resource :

  1. https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/SrSec338New/338_Introduction_To_Law_Eng/338_Introduction_To_Law_Eng_L10.pdf
  2. https://blog.ipleaders.in/criminal-law-in-india/

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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