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Module Description:

Criminal Law-I

This course introduces students to the general principles of criminal law and to the social,
political and moral context in which they have developed. The course will generally include
provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, with other related enactments. This module will
provide students knowledge and understanding regarding criminal law, general explanations, Of
punishments, general exceptions, of abetment, criminal conspiracy, of offences against the state ,
of offences against the public tranquility, of false evidenced and offences against public justice.

c. Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

 Understand fundamental principles of criminal law .

 Define how crimes are categorized and types of punishments.
 become familiar with and understand the legal terminology used in the area of criminal
law .
 Demonstrate both verbal and written communication skills through problem solving in
different areas of criminal law.
 Articulate and discuss the structural framework of criminal statutory law
 Explain the classification of crimes and related offenses against the state .
 Explain the classification of crimes and related offenses against the public tranquility
 Explain the of false evidences and related offenses against the public justice describe
limitations on criminal law.
 Identify types of offenses
 Identify the various serious property crimes
 Identify hybrid crimes against the person and property
 Explain the difference between crimes against public order and property crimes
 Identify the common types of murder
 Identify the common types of assault and battery
 Analyze criminal acts, their elements, parties to offenses, and application.
 Express an increased awareness of the legal principles of criminal law and its application

d. Indicative Content:

 Discussion of importance of general principles in criminal law.

 Definition of the four important principles of criminal law;
I. Innocent until proven guilty,
II. Burden of proof,

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III. Right to remain silent,

IV. Double Jeopardy.

 Definitions of legal terms used in criminal law.

 Issues of different kinds of punishments in different circumstances.
 Discuss the general exceptions regarding, act of judge, act of child under seven years of
age, act of person of unsound mind, act done in good faith for benefit of child, act causing
slight harm etc.
 Critical issues of abetment inside and outside of Pakistan and its punishments.
 Basic consideration regarding criminal conspiracy and its punishments.
 Challenges of offences against the state like collecting arm, sedition etc.
 Describe the offences against the public tranquility like unlawful assembly, rioting,
assaulting or obstructing public servant, affray and their punishments.
 Study of false and fabricating evidence, dishonestly making false claim, harboring
offender, impersonation of a juror or assessor etc.

e. Delivery:

A variety of teaching approaches are used, including lectures, seminars, case analysis, teamwork
and extensive use of the Internet for guided research.

f. Assessment:

Activity Marks Duration Frequency Selection Weight

age
Quiz 05 Max. 10 minutes At least 5 Best 4 05%
Assignment 10 Two weeks At least 3 Best 2 10%
Mid-Term 25 Two hour One One 25%
Exam
Final 60 3 hours One One 60%

g. Indicative Reading List:

Core Text

The Pakistan Penal Code 1860

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Recommended Additional Reading:

1. Card, Richard.
Card, Cross and Jones Criminal Law, 18thedn.
New York: OUP, 2008.
2. Mahmood, Shaukat and Shaukat, Nadeem.
The Pakistan Penal Code, 1860: Exhaustive Commentary Incorporating Case-law of
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, India, UK
on Pakistan Penal Code. 9th re edn. Lahore: Legal Research Centre, 2008.
3. Nyazee, Imran Ahsan.
General Principles of Criminal Law:
Islamic and Western
Islamabad: Advance Legal Studies Institute, 1998.
4. Ormerod, David.
Smith and Hogan Criminal Law, 13thedn.
New York: OUP, 2011.
5. Thakkar, Justice C.K. et al.
RatanlalDhirajlal’s Law of Crimes, 26thedn.
New Delhi: Law House, 2007.
6. The Text of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (As amended)
Online Sources:
http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/legislation/1860/actXLVof1860.html
http://www.lawhandbook.sa.gov.au/ch12s02.php
http://samples.jbpub.com/9781449690328/26778_CH02_V2xx.pdf
h. Lecture Sequence
COURSE: BA; LLB
TERM: 2016-2017
SUBJECT: Criminal Law-I
ASSESSMENT: Activity Marks Duration Frequency Selection Weight
Age
Quiz 05 Max. 10 At least 5 Best 4 05%
minutes
Assignment 10 Two At least 3 Best 2 10%
weeks
Mid-Term 25 Two One One 25%
Exam hour
Final 60 3 hours One One 60%
LECTURER:
CORE TEXT: The Pakistan Penal Code 1860

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Week Lecture Lecture Topics Core text

No. Date Chapter
Reading
Week 1 General Principle of Criminal Law Hand out will
be provided
Week2 General explanations Chapter 2
And Definitions in code to be understood Core Text
Week 3 subject to exceptions Book
Week 4 Of punishments Chapter 3
Describe the punishments and their Core Text
limitations Book
Week 5 General exceptions Chapter 4
And Description of different Acts in different Core Text
Week 6 condition of exceptions Book

Week 7 Of Abetment Chapter 4

Liability of abettor and punishment of Core text
abetment book
Week 8 Criminal conspiracy Chapter 5 and
Definition and punishment 6
Core Text
Of offences against the state Book
Define different types of offences against
the state
Week9 Guest speaker

Week 10 Of offences against the public tranquility

And Identify offences against the public like Chapter 8
Week 11 unlawful assembly, rioting, harboring Core Text
persons and their punishments etc. Book
Week 12 Of false evidenced and offences against Chapter 11
public justice Core Text
Discuss false and fabricated evidence Book
and its punishment.

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