CRIMINAL LAW

The Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 And the Hudood Laws, 1979

COURSE CONTENTS

• Definition of Crime,
• Nature and History of Crime,
• cause of crime,
• crime and Tort,
• Functions of Criminal law,
• Criminal Liability,
• Actus reue,
• Mens reaintention,
• knowledge,
• Motive,
• Principles of Participation,
• negligence Recklessness,
• Strict Liability;
• General defences,
• Preliminary offences,
• Sexual offences,
• Assault,
• battery,
• Hurt,
• Homicide,
• Offences against property.
• Offences affecting the public Health,
• Safety, Convenience,
• decency and morals.



BOOKS RECOMMENDED

• Smith and Hoggen on English Criminal Law.
• Cross and Jones on English Criminal Law
• M H Nizami on Pakistan Penal Code.
• Shoukat Mahmood on Pakistan Penal Code.
• The Pakistan penal Code, 1860



THE PAKIST5AN PENAL CODE, 1860 OMITTING THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS

• Chapter VII (Offences relating to the Army, Navy and Air Force)
• Chapter IX-A (Offences relating to Elections)
• Chapter XII (Offences relating to Coins and government stamps)
• Chapter XIII (Offences relating to weight and measures)
• Chapter-XIII (Offences relating to documents and to trade or property marks)



HUDOOD LAWS

Course Contents
• Offences Against Property (Enforcement of Hudood ) Ord , 1979
• The Offence of Zina ( Enforcement of Hudood) Ord , 1979
• The Offence of Qazf (Enforcement of Hadd) Ord. 1979
• The Prohibition (Enforcement of Hudood) Ord. 1979