Semester II

First-year, Second-semester study resources.

  • Syllabus Summary

    Unit Number Core Topic / Subject Range Relevant BSA Provision Core Description / Subject Matter Unit-I Salient Features & Relevancy Sections 1 to 16 BSA 2023 digital integration, fact definitions, May/Shall presume, Res Gestae, and conspiracy. Unit-II Admissions & Confessions Sections 15 to 33 Distinguishing admissions from confessions, police custody rules, Section 27 discoveries, and…

  • Detailed Study Notes for Unit V

    Unit-V: Competency of Witnesses, Privileges, Accomplices, Examination & Impeaching Credit 1. Competency to Testify (Sections 124 to 129 of BSA, 2023) A. General Rule of Competency (Section 124) 2. Privileged Communications (Sections 130 to 136 of BSA, 2023) 3. Testimony of Accomplice (Section 138 of BSA / old IEA Sec. 133) 4. Examination of Witnesses…

  • Detailed Study Notes for Unit III

    Unit-III: Relevancy of Judgments, Expert Opinions, Oral/Documentary Evidence & Electronic Records 1. Relevancy of Judgments (Sections 34 to 43 of BSA, 2023) 2. Opinion of Witnesses and Expert Testimony (Sections 39 to 45) A. General Rule (Section 39) B. Exceptions (When Opinions are Relevant) 3. Facts Which Need Not Be Proved (Sections 56 to 58)…

  • Detailed Study Notes for Unit II

    Unit-II: Admissions, Confessions, Dying Declarations & Custodial Statements 1. General Principles Concerning Admissions (Sections 15 to 21 of BSA, 2023) A. Meaning and Definition of Admission B. Evidentiary Value of Admissions 2. Confessions (Sections 22 to 30 of BSA, 2023) A. Difference Between “Admission” and “Confession” B. Confessions Caused by Inducement, Threat or Promise (Section…

  • Detailed Study Notes for Unit I

    Unit-I: Salient Features, Meaning, Kinds of Evidence, Interpretation & Relevancy of Facts 1. Introduction and Salient Features of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023 A. Historical Context and Codification B. Salient Features of BSA, 2023 2. Meaning and Kinds of Evidence A. Statutory Definition of Evidence B. Kinds of Evidence 3. Interpretation Clause and Core…

  • Syllabus Summary

    Unit Number Core Topic / Subject Range Relevant BNS Provision Core Description / Subject Matter Unit-I Crime, Stages & Elements Sections 1 to 4 Actus reus, mens rea, 4 stages of crime, territorial scope, and punishments (including community service). Unit-II General Exceptions & Women/Child Sections 20 to 92 Infancy, unsoundness of mind, private defense, abetment,…

  • Detailed Study Notes for Unit V

    Unit-V: Offences Against Property, Theft, Robbery, Dacoity, Mischief, Defamation & Criminal Intimidation (BNS, 2023) 1. Offences Against Property: Theft, Extortion, Robbery and Dacoity A. Theft (Section 303 of BNS, 2023) B. Extortion (Section 308) C. Robbery (Section 309) D. Dacoity (Section 310) 2. Criminal Misappropriation, Criminal Breach of Trust & Stolen Property A. Criminal Misappropriation…

  • Detailed Study Notes for Unit IV

    Unit-IV: Offences Against the State, Public Tranquility, Public Servants & Public Justice (BNS, 2023) 1. Offences Against the State (Military, Currency and Sovereignty) A. Waging War Against the Government of India (Section 147) B. Sedition / Acts Endangering Sovereignty and Unity (Section 152 of BNS, 2023) C. Offences Relating to Army, Navy, Air Force and…

  • Detailed Study Notes for Unit III

    Unit-III: Offences Affecting Human Life, Homicide, Murder, Negligence, Group Killings & Bodily Hurt (BNS, 2023) 1. Offences Affecting Human Life (Sections 100 to 113 of BNS, 2023) A. Culpable Homicide (Section 100) B. Murder (Section 101) C. The Famous Distinction: Culpable Homicide vs. Murder 2. Causing Death by Negligence and New Offences in BNS (2023)…