Unit 1 of Law of Crimes (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) (syllabus: Module 1.1-1.4 — salient features; BNS/IPC changes; interpretation of penal statutes). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.
What this unit covers
- My client committed the act in Dubai. Can an Indian court try him under the Sanhita at all?
- The section creating the offence says nothing about intention. Must the prosecution still prove a guilty mind?
Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.
Provisions
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, s. s. 1(3)-(6)
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, s. s. 1 read with the general rules of construction of penal statutes
Leading cases
- State of Maharashtra v Mayer Hans George