• Criminal Law

Course Title: Criminal LawCourse No: Law 421Duration of the Course: One Year (125 hrs) Year: II

Full Marks: 100 Pass Mark: 35% Level : LL.B.Nature:

Course Objective:The Main Objectives of this course are:

to enable the students to have the basic andknowledge of criminal law.to teach the general principles of criminal law and criminal liabilit to impart comparative knowledge on relevant provisions of th criminal laws of India, U.K. with special reference to Nepales lawsto impart basic knowledge of the international criminal law am jurisdiction of international criminal court.to enable the students to have critical appreciation of leading case decided by the Supreme Court of Nepal.

Part 1Principles of Criminal Law

Unit 1: Genera! Introduction to Criminal Law:1.1 Concept, meaning and nature of crime and Criminal law.1.2 Difference between crime, tort and civil wrong1.3 Classification of Crime on the basis of Principles of

Criminal liability.Crimes of relative liability1.3.1 Crimes of strict liability1.3.2 Crimes of vicarious liability.1.3.3 Crimes of joint liability.1.3.4 Crimes of inchoate liability

1.4 Jurisdiction of criminal law:1.4.1 Territorial jurisdiction1.4.2 Extra-territorial jurisdiction1.5.3 Personal jurisdiction

1.5 Extradition

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llnit - 2: Historical Evolution of Criminal Law in Nepal2 I Criminal Law before codification.2.2 Criminal law after codification

212.1 The Muluki Ain, 1910 B.S.2.2.2 The Muluki Ain, 1920 B.S2.2.3 The Draft Nepal Penal Code, 2012 B.S.2.2.4 The Proposed Draft Criminal Code, 2030 B.S.2.2.5 The Proposed Draft Criminal Code, 2058 B.S.2.2.6 The Proposed Draft Criminal Code, 2059 B.S.

I’wll 1 General Principles of Criminal Law1 I General Introduction to General Principles of Criminal

LawI | Main Principles of Criminal Law• * Ingnoratia juris non excusat (Ignorance of law is no

excuse)I 4 Nullum crimen sine lege (no crime without the law) ’ 1 Nulla poeiia sine lege (no punishment without the law) H» Pi Inciple of expost facto lawI / Pi inciple of double jeopardyHl |< personalis moritur cum personaII i line dies with the criminal)

UhII I I' h im ids of Crimei I Meaning of Actus Reus, Meaning of Act, Omission State

• •I Affairs and Causation♦ ‘ Meaning of Afens Jtea,i t i niogories of Mens Reai i I mention, Recklessness and Negligence• 1 Dim hine of transferred malice

Ultl ii MlMgm of ('rime and Inchote Crime1 I '•Inges of Crime:

1 I I Intention,> I 2 Preparation, *i I I Attempt, t I I Complete Crime

> ’ Im hoatc crime:2 I Incitcment/Abetment/Instigation ) ) Conspiracy

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5.2.3 Attempt

Unit-6: Parties to the Crime:6.1 Meaning of Parties to Crime6.2 Classification of Parties to the Crime

6.1.1 Principal Offender6.1.2 Secondary Offender

Unit-7: General Defenses:7.1 Concept and Meaning of General Defenses7.2 Rationale and Justifications behind General Defense7.3 Classification of General Defense7.4 Excusable General Defenses

7.4.1 Infancy7.4.2 Insanity7.4.3 Mistake7.4.4 Intoxication

7.5 Justifiable general defenses7.5.1 Private Defense: Self Defense, Defense of Chastity,

Defense of Property7.5.2 Necessity7.5.3 Duress7.5.4 Superior order

Part- 2Specific Offenses

Unit-8: Property Offences8.1 Theft8.2 Cheating8.3 Looting (Lutpit)8.4 Arson (Agjani)

Unit- 9: Offense against Person and Human Dignity:9.1 Homic’de9.2 Abortion9.3 Hurt (Kutpit)9.4 Assault and Battery9.5 Human Trafficking9.6 False Imprisonment

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9 / Abduction/Kidnapping

Hull io Sexual offenses and Offenses relating to Marriage10 I Rape..10 2 Incest10 I Sexual Harassmcnt/lndecent Assault10 1 Unnatural Offencesio '• Bigamy: Polygamy (Polygene and Polyandry)

• nii II Socio-economic Offences11 I Bribery and Corruption:II Banking Crime11 l Money Laundering11 I ( lime Relating to Narcotic DrugsII 5 Cyber Crime

* hill I ’ (MTences Related to Documents and Official Secrets I ’ I f orgeryI 1 ’ Coercion (/forArqp)I’ I Crime Relating to Official Secret

Part- 3International Criminal Law

• nil it International Crime and Criminal LawI I I ( oncept and meaning of International Criminal Law I* ’ Classification of International Crimes

I 1.2.1 The crime of GenocideI L2.2 Crimes against HumanityI 1.2.3 War CrimesI 1.2.4 Crime of Aggression

II l Development of International Criminal LawI * I Jurisdiction of International Criminal Court

• mi i i I ending cases:• i Bliuwnnc Basnet Kshetry Vs. 1IMG MTP2031, D. No. 812. i.m.ik I ripathi Vs. HMG NKP 2062, No. 3, D. No. 7507, p. 269

I IMO Vs Kanaiya Raya Kumri and others, NKPt 2064, No. 5, I) No 7844, p. 549

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4) HMG Vs. Abdul Fatte Musalman, NKP, 2044, No. 8, D. No. 3178p. 840

5) HMG Vs. Shova Bai Patel, NKP, 2045, No. 3, D. No. 3387, p. 222

6) HMG Vs. Bhasanta Kumar Yadav and others, NKP, 2064, No. 4, D. No. 7834 p. 426

7) Mahendra Raj Bam Vs. HMG, NKP, 2(/51; No. 4, D. No. 4890, p. 226

8) HMG Vs. Rameshwor Raut Barai and others, NKP, 2041, No. 12, D. No. 1970, p. 360

9) Sharmila Para4juli and others Vs. Council of Ministers and Others NKP, 2061, No. 10, D. No. 7449, p. 1312

10) Government of Nepal Vs. Sanjeeb Kumar Singh yadav and others, NKP, 2064, No. 10, D. No. 7888, p. 1312

Note: Students are required to study the latest decisions affecting the decisions in above stated cases.

Reading MaterialsPrescribed1. Acharya, Madhav Prasad and Bhandari Badri, Faujdari

Kanoon, Kathmandu; Ratna Pustak Bhandar (2063)2. Acharya, Madhav Prasad and Pradhananga Rajit Bhakta, Jiu

Jyan Sambandi Aparadka Parichaya, Kathmandu; Ratna Pustak Bhandar (2053)

3. Gaur, K.D. Law of Crimes (latest ed.). New Delhi: Oxford and IBH, Connaught Circus,

4. Kittichaisaree, Kriangsak. International Criminal Law. New York: Oxford University Press.

5. Pillai, P.S.A. Criminal Law. Bombay: N.M. Tripathi Limited6. Pradhananga, Dr. Rajit Bhakta Homicide Law in Nepal. Kathmandu:

Ratna Pustak Bhandar, (2001)7. Pradhananga, Rajit Bhakta, Prof. Dr., Pokharel, Megharaj and

Pandey Yubaraj, Nepali Faujdari Kanoonko Parichaya, Kathmandu; Vrikuti Academy Publication (2063)

8. Subedi, Yubaraj; Karki, Prem Raj, Law Relating to Abuse of Power (in Nepali), lawyer's Club (2065)

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!••••■ •«ii< rs/Rccommended\< hnrya, Madhav Prasad and Pradhananga Rajit Bhakta,/ an/dari Kanoon ra Faujdari Naya, Kathmandu; Ratna Pustak Hluindar (2049.)A ill worth, Andrew Principles of Criminal Law London: OxfordI Jnlvortity Press. (3rd ed.) (1999).IN SIU ’ (Informal Translation), Aanatarastriya Faujdari iadalatko Rom Bidhan Vrikuti Academic Publication (2064)< hl I, Prakash (edi). Kanoon SambandiKehi Aaitihasik1 vilekhharu, Kathmandu; Lawyer’s Clubfropoied Draft Criminal Codes, 2058 A 2059

• • n Statute of International Criminal Court, 1998hinllh, J.C. and Hogan B. Criminal Law London: Butterworth Lexis NrIi'I* (10th ed.)(2002).

“ i In Hanking Kasur tatha Sajaya Ain, 2064I hr Commission for the Invest gation of Abuse of A uthority Act. 2059

Hi I hr < rime and Punishment Against State Act, 2046• ’ I hr I )rug Control Act, 2033I ' l in i lectronic Transaction Act, 2063' i I hr Kxtr^dition Act, 2045' ♦ I hr Gender Equaility Act, 2063i I hr Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2063Hi Ihi Insusi Act, 2019

1 ’ I hr Mnnav Bech Bikhan Tatha Osar Pasar (Niyantran) Ain,2064

• M I hr Muluki Ain, 2020' i hi. Prevention of Corruption Act, 2059" I hr Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2064

I I in liar IW CECIL, Kenny's Outline of Criminal Law (19th ed).I Mlhi Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. (Third Indian Reprint1006).\ uhlyn, Tulasi Ram, Manandhar Tri Ratna Crime and Punishment in

A Historical Prospective Kathmandu: Bini Vaidya and Puma I hivl Manandhar. (1st ed.) (1985).

I I U llllmni. Glanville, Text Book of Criminal Law Delhi: Universal riililhhlng Co. Pvt. Ltd. (2nd ed.) (First India Reprint 1999).

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