Criminal Law Advocacy Masterclass in CL Jurisdiction

Name: Criminal Law Advocacy Masterclass in CL Jurisdiction
Rating: 4.1 (16 reviews)

Specially meant for Judicial Services, Public Prosecutor Recruitment and Bar Council, ACS CA Examinations

Created byMuralidharan R

Last updated 3/2023

English

What you'll learn

Empower the learners to practice criminal law more efficiently in trial and higher courts
This 12 hour lecture encompassing criminal procedure, evidence law and IPC will cover 26 marks out of the total 100 marks in the exam
Learners will understand the importance of 'fair trial' in civil societies
Understand the rights of accused,victims and investigators

Course content

3 sections • 21 lectures • 15h 53m total length

Introduction to CrPC1:06:24
Explore the right to a fair trial in criminal procedure, comparing substantive and procedural due process across cases in India, Malaysia, and Nigeria, including Kuriyedathu Thatri and Ken Saro-Wiwa.
Fair Trial43:31
Procedure and Investigation43:40
Explore the Indian criminal investigation framework, from FIR under section 154 and cognizable offences to section 173 crpc police reports, mahazar, and the public prosecutor in an adversarial system.
Discharge and Acquittals51:03
Explore the interplay of Indian evidence and penal law, focusing on inadmissible police confessions, judicially recorded confessions, narco-analysis debates, dog evidence, and CrPC classifications.
Supplementary Proceedings to CrPC43:23
Explore supplementary proceedings under CrPC, including bail and anticipatory bail, property recovery, and court witnesses, while emphasizing burden of proof, cross-examination, and fair trial.
Criminal laws all around the world45:00
Compare global criminal procedure and punishment, from bail and sentencing discretion to domestic jurisdiction and international law, using India, the United States, and other regimes as examples.
Plea Bargain Part I44:57
Explore plea bargaining in Indian criminal procedure, including charge, guilty plea, and sentence bargains, and examine safeguards, victim consent, and limits on offences and minimum sentences.
Plea Bargain Part II47:45
Explore how plea bargains intersect with sentencing and fair-trial rights across investigation, trial, and post-judgment stages, focusing on CrPC section 360, admonishment, probation, and suspended sentences.
Appeal, Review and Revision46:39
Understand appeals, revision, and inherent powers of the court under CrPC, and compare writ and appeal while noting extradition and other judicial remedies.

Introduction41:35
Explore the Indian Evidence Act's procedural framework, emphasizing relevancy, admissibility, and the best evidence rule's shift toward fact-focused trial advocacy.
Admissions and Confessions43:58
Discover how admissions and confessions are defined, admitted, and challenged under the Indian Evidence Act and CrPC, including who can admit and when police custody confessions are inadmissible.
Primary and Secondary Evidence Part I43:34
Primary and Secondary Evidence Part II47:02
Examine the admissibility under Section 32 of third-party statements, dying declarations, and business records, plus the role of judgments, res judicata, and expert evidence in Indian courts.
Relevancy of Facts44:11
Explore the relevancy of facts in the Indian Evidence Act, focusing on character evidence, civil and criminal distinctions, and the interplay of admissibility, direct knowledge, and oral evidence.
Kinds of Evidence44:19
Examine the shift from oral to documentary evidence, including circumstantial links, the best evidence principle, and primary and secondary evidence under Indian Evidence Act, plus Section 65B for electronic records.
Proof of Documents32:27
This lecture explains proof of documents, distinguishes public and private documents, when secondary evidence is admissible, and highlights signatures, witnesses, due diligence, and stamping for admissibility.
Production and Effect of Evidence44:56
Examines burden of proof under the Indian Evidence Act (sections 105–114a), including burden shifting, relevancy, presumptions, and cases on landlord-tenant, agency, and paternity.
Estoppel45:48
Explore estoppel as a universal evidence principle, its four ingredients, and promissory estoppel in government promises, illustrated by the Panambur sugar mill case.

General Exceptions to IPC47:46
Explore general exceptions to the Indian Penal Code, including mistake of fact, accident, act of a child, insanity, intoxication, consent, and de minimis crimes, with jurisdiction context.
Private Defenses44:10
Explore the right of private self-defense under IPC sections 76–95, including protecting life and property within legal limits. Examine encounter deaths, police accountability, and safeguards for humane enforcement in India.
Kinds of Offences41:27
Explore how criminal justice administration and the IPC evolved, and examine offenses such as kidnapping, abduction, and offenses against the body through practical case insights.

Requirements

Students must have already enrolled as an advocate and be taking the forthcoming all India bar exam
Students in final year of law, who soon after their enrollment intends to practice criminal law
Aspirants for the post of Sub- Inspectors, Inspectors and Public Prosecutors and other law enforcement personnel

Description

The AIBE Examinations are to be held in February 2023. This Course is made in mind keeping the examination pattern and the marks allotted to each paper.

Module-I comprises lectures on the Criminal Procedure Code (10 marks), Indian Evidence Act (8 marks), and Indian Penal Code (8 marks) which sums up to a total of 26 Marks as per the AIBE Syllabus.

The Course is made keeping in mind that the Students and young budding Lawyers, do not have a lot of time to study and retain the whole of these enactments. Hence, this course is made to ease their learning and to keep them as interested in the course as possible. We have also included a lot of real-life scenarios, case laws, and have tried to make this course relatable.

We have included PowerPoint Presentations and links to relevant blogs which discuss the legality of important case laws and also discuss important provisions, and not only give students the knowledge of Sections in the Enactments but also touch ground with the reality of today’s legal happenings.

This course has been competitively priced at a lower cost since the aim of this course is to help our fellow Lawyers succeed and clear this exam.

We hope you enjoy this course!

We wish you All the Best for your Exams.

Who this course is for:

Candidates for the All India Bar Exam (AIBE)
Law students
Aspirants for the post of Sub inspector, Inspectors and Public Prosecutors and other law enforcement personnel

Criminal Law Advocacy Masterclass in CL Jurisdiction

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Course content

Criminal Procedure Code9 lectures • 7hr 12min

Evidence Law9 lectures • 6hr 28min

Indian Penal Code3 lectures • 2hr 13min

Requirements

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