Criminal Law with Graphs for Students
CRIMINAL LAW
Table of Contents
CRIMINAL LAW ......................................................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1
Historical evolution of criminal law .......................................................................................... 1
Crime – Nature and definition social & legal context – ............................................................ 2
Definition of Crime ..................................................................................................................... 3
What is Offence? ................................................................................................................ 4
Criminal law ........................................................................................................................ 5
Indian Criminal Law ............................................................................................................ 6
Ingredients to Crime ............................................................................................................... 7
The elements of crime are a series of components which must be presented in order for it to be demonstrated that someone is guilty of a crime. ........................................................................ 7
There are four chief element of Crime i.e. .................................................................................. 7
INTRODUCTION
Historical evolution of criminal law
Starting from Vedic age the law in India has evolved from religious directions, which operate the human conduct between do and don’t. It was not the law of crime but the law of wrong, and more of religious prescriptions and philosophy which was shaped by the concept of “Dharma”, or rules of right conduct. Punishment for wrong was more popular than
Table of Contents
CRIMINAL LAW ......................................................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1
Historical evolution of criminal law .......................................................................................... 1
Crime – Nature and definition social & legal context – ............................................................ 2
Definition of Crime ..................................................................................................................... 3
What is Offence? ................................................................................................................ 4
Criminal law ........................................................................................................................ 5
Indian Criminal Law ............................................................................................................ 6
Ingredients to Crime ............................................................................................................... 7
The elements of crime are a series of components which must be presented in order for it to be demonstrated that someone is guilty of a crime. ........................................................................ 7
There are four chief element of Crime i.e. .................................................................................. 7
INTRODUCTION
Historical evolution of criminal law
Starting from Vedic age the law in India has evolved from religious directions, which operate the human conduct between do and don’t. It was not the law of crime but the law of wrong, and more of religious prescriptions and philosophy which was shaped by the concept of “Dharma”, or rules of right conduct. Punishment for wrong was more popular than