Chapter 1

General Principles of Criminal Law

Elements of crime: Actus Reus and Mens Rea

medium • 1 min read

Stages of crime: Intention, preparation, attempt, and commission

medium • 2 min read

Strict liability and vicarious liability in criminal law

medium • 3 min read

Territorial and extra-territorial jurisdiction of IPC

medium • 4 min read

Joint liability and constructive liability (Sec 34 & 149)

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 2

General Exceptions

Mistake of fact and mistake of law

medium • 1 min read

Judicial acts, accidents, and necessity

medium • 2 min read

Infancy, insanity, and intoxication

medium • 3 min read

Consent and trivial acts

medium • 4 min read

Right of Private Defense of body and property

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 3

Offences Against the State and Public Tranquility

Waging war and sedition

medium • 1 min read

Unlawful assembly and rioting

medium • 2 min read

Affray and promoting enmity between groups

medium • 3 min read

Offences related to religion

medium • 4 min read

False evidence and offences against public justice

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 4

Offences Against the Human Body

Culpable homicide and murder

medium • 1 min read

Exceptions reducing murder to culpable homicide

medium • 2 min read

Hurt, grievous hurt, and wrongful restraint/confinement

medium • 3 min read

Criminal force, assault, and kidnapping/abduction

medium • 4 min read

Sexual offences and rape laws (Amendment Act 2013)

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 5

Offences Against Property and Women

Theft, extortion, robbery, and dacoity

medium • 1 min read

Criminal misappropriation and breach of trust

medium • 2 min read

Cheating, forgery, and mischief

medium • 3 min read

Criminal trespass and housebreaking

medium • 4 min read

Cruelty by husband or relatives (Sec 498A) and dowry death

medium • 5 min read