introduction to procedural law; purpose of criminal procedure; special importance of criminal procedure; evolution of the law of criminal procedure; an overview of Criminal Procedure Code 1973; whether Criminal Procedure Code is a pure adjective law Classes 3 to 7 Pre- trial procedure; investigation by police- meaning and stages of investigation; organisation of the police; functions and powers of police with regard to criminal procedure Classes 8 to 16 Meaning of FIR section 154 and all aspects related to FIR including the evidentiary value of FIR; cognizable and non cognizable offences a rrest; right of Classes 17 to 24 Pre trial procedure the law of arrest; arrested person under the Constitution and under the law of criminal Procedure; human rights aspect of arrest; rights of bail and provisions of bail; distinction between bailable and non- bailable offences Classes 24 to 28 provisions of search and seizure; General Procedure; Constitutional validity of search and seizure; human right violations during search and seizure Classes 28 to 30 completion of investigation and submission of final report; Constitution of criminal courts and offices; prosecutors their duties functions and powers Classes 31 to 34 Commencement of proceedings; concept of fair trial; rights of accused; summons and warrants case and summary trials Classes 35 to 39 Charge- framing of charge; form and contents of charge, joinder of charges Classes 40 to 45 Trial of cases before Sessions court Classes 46 to 50 Judgment form and content; death sentence compensation Classes 50 to 56 Matters concerning appeal, review and revision Classes 56 to 60 Revision To refer 1. R.V. Kelkar’s Criminal Procedure 2. Ratanlal and Dhirajlal Criminal Procedure Code Students are advised to go through the Criminal Law Journal regularly There will be three class tests and the exact dates will be notified three days earlier. They would be conducted in December, January and February which will be a part of CIA. The other would be assignments which would be indicated in course of time.
In addition students are expected to go through certain important cases which would be indicated in the class and make brief presentations about the cases
