Decode the Indian Penal Code | Join the Crash Course

Out of this course the students would be getting:

Notes: 62
MCQ based assignments: 58
Live Recorded Lectures: 90+ (To be updated timely)
Weekly Answer writing support base

For Law Students/Law Graduates/Individuals Preparing For Competitive Exams (Law)/ UPSC (law optional)/ Individuals Looking Forward To Enhance Substantive Criminal Law Skills

WHAT ARE THE FIRST QUESTIONS WHICH COME TO YOUR MIND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT STUDYING THE INDIAN PENAL CODE?

What should be the ideal way to start with the subject?
How to cover the lengthy list of provisions and remember them?
How to decode the bare act provisions being a list of 511 sections?
How am I supposed to navigate a subject which appears so bulky and technical?
How to tap all the relevant case laws associated with a long list of provisions?
What approach should be adopted to study the subject in connection with other laws particularly in connection with the aligned procedural law i.e., Criminal Procedure Code?
How to understand the practical facets and applicability of Criminal laws in a Courtroom and handle application based questions?

Knowing your Bare Act very well, acquiring a skill of connecting the dots within the I.P.C. Bare Act as well as with its procedure law and interpretation of the provisions in connection to the various landmark judgments is the single most effective skill to remove your doubts pertaining to the above mentioned doubts.

Beware of the common misconceptions about learning the Indian Penal Code:

The Indian Penal Code could be wrapped up by having an understanding of Chapters 4, 16 and 17 only. There is no need as such to cover the remaining chapters.
The bulkiness of the subject makes it almost impossible to cover it in one go.
The only hack is to rote learn the provisions of major offences and there is no need as such to go deep into their elements and technicalities.
One can easily learn and know the provisions as and when he starts pursuing his criminal litigation career.

WHY IS LAWSIKHO LAUNCHING THIS CRASH COURSE?

Indian Penal Code is the first point of reference for the Criminal Courts of India as the criminality of an accused can majorly be decided by charging him according to the list of offences provided under the Code. It falls in the domain of substantive laws which enunciate principles, essential elements, kinds and punishments of crimes which are made offences by the said act. This subject has been observed as one of the pain points for a law student in spite of it having a good amount of interesting areas and attraction of the students/law graduates. Unfolding the conceptual technicalities of the same requires a good understanding of case laws alongside having the provisions of the bare act on your tips.

A law student may feel confident with the hold acquired over the notions of the subject but usually the reality is often different. One of the reasons being the subject is usually taken up in the initial years of a law school, a student might forget and lose hold over it owing to the minor technicalities and practical approach required. For example, the difference between culpable homicide, murder and culpable homicide not amounting to murder can only be extensively be understood after an effective bare act reading of the concerend provisions and refering to good amount of case laws. Another example could be of an offence of theft which looks as simple as the name suggests but does not stop at it and has five essential elements for even constituting the same.

We here at LawSikho resonate with your concerns and fears, as well as dreams and aspirations. In our constant endeavour to provide the best quality legal education across sectors, we are introducing this crash course on Indian Penal Code, driven by experts who are highly qualified academics, practising lawyers and individuals who have cleared various competitive exams and have a passion for helping law students achieve their goals.

A Walkthrough of LawSikho’s Crash Course on Indian Penal Code:

The Act is not only tested at every stage of various law based competitive exams but it is also considered to be a part of Bible in the hands of advocates dreaming to shine in their litigation careers.

LawSikho serves the above mentioned needs by not only providing support for multiple choice questions or concept clarity through live recorded lectures but it also extends the hands towards mains answer writing preparation with recent judgements and developments in the law so far as competitive exams are concerned as an ability to decode application based questions and decide the criminality of an accused is exhaustively needed to have a grasp over the discipline.

A comprehensive 3 way learning method via notes on each topic with corresponding quizzes and live recorded lectures are there to equip the students with correct weapons and strategies.

Explore a teaching methodology that has made the subject interesting, interactive and completely antithetical to the idea of rote memorization. Learn something new with content presentation on each topic

Who Should Take This Course?

A law student who is finding it difficult to understand the Indian Penal Code.
A college-going student, finding it difficult to balance the hectic Law School curriculum with a competitive exam preparation where the Indian Penal Code forms a major part of syllabi.
Any candidate who wants to take various competitive exams where the Indian Penal Code is tested. For Example: State Judiciaries, most LLM entrance tests, APO Exam, UPSC (law) vertical etc..
A working professional who aspires to crack a competitive exam for the perfect work-life balance, but is only able to devote time for preparation after office hours and is finding Indian Penal Code challenging as compared to other subjects.
A student who is newly embarking upon a journey of preparing for any competitive exam where the Indian Penal Code is tested. Please note this Course also prepares you Answer Writing Practice for Judiciary Mains.
An individual who is located at such a place from where traveling becomes very time consuming and an expensive affair, but has a constant urge to learn from the best.
A judicial service aspirant who has passionately been studying for the exam, but feels a need to rejig his/ her strategy because results have not been forthcoming, particularly when it comes to the Indian Penal Code.
Any student/ working professional who needs an online course on Indian Penal Code as he can't leave his business, job, family, or other commitments.
Any one and everyone who finds himself/herself not in a position to buy a full course and feels that the Indian Penal Code is a particular pain point.

Academic Potential After Taking This Course?

After going through this course your fundamentals pertaining to Indian Penal Code would become crystal clear.
You can crack the judiciary exam of the State of your choice and also be interview ready. Apart from Practice tests, this course also aims at providing an answer writing support base where you will be encouraged to write a descriptive answer on the provided topics and provided with feedback.
You can start practicing as an advocate with a firm hold on basic principles and a clear understanding of the subject as the subject requires a good amount of conceptual clarity to use it in a practical way.
This is a self- paced course which helps you to manage your current work pressure and simultaneously prepare the subject.

What Is Unique About The Course?

Time & Cost effective: The Indian Penal Code has never been offered in the form of an independent crash course, which would definitely save your time and prove pocket friendly.
Top notch content: Exhaustive notes and topic wise quizzes will be provided to the students so that they don’t have to purchase any other book or material after taking this course.
Unique presentation of the content: Content will be presented in colour coded format to help you to figure out important keywords and sentences. While revising, it will be easier to find out case laws, maxims, and important points related to every topic.
Speed reading friendly content: Our content is specially designed with the help of experts to help you to read it at a much faster speed as compared to any other content.
Special tools to make learning faster and easier: Flow charts, Videos, Mind Maps, Infographics, animations, and much more. All the unique techniques which help in learning things in a faster and better way will be part of our course.
Online recorded sessions: Online recorded sessions are added in a timely fashion to discuss various concepts.
Doubts resolution through dashboard: Online doubts resolution is provided through a dashboard where one can post their doubts and expect their answers within next 24 hours.
MCQs: A bank of MCQs will be provided so that you can practice and play with them as much as you can for your preparation.
Self paced: You can use the reference material provided by us and prepare at your own speed.

What Will You Learn

Learn the concepts of Indian Indian Penal COde by building up a base of its basic concepts.
Learn the art of deriving questions for prelims, mains and interview from the text provided by us in the form of notes.
Understand and adopt the technique of ‘Divide and Learn’ along with the skill of ‘What to Learn and What to Leave.’
Exhaustively cover relevant syllabus, specifically from the examination point of view.
Simultaneously gain both theoretical as well as practical understandings towards the study of law.
Relevant case laws which are frequently asked in examinations.
Relevant latin maxims which are important from the examination point of view.
To identify issues and answer application-based questions.

Course Structure

Each student who will enroll for this course will get access to exhaustive notes on the below mentioned topics. Each note has an assignment in quiz form and live recorded lectures by an expert.

S. NO.	TOPICS	NOTES	Live Classes	MCQs in Quiz Format	Answer writing support
1.	Principles of Criminal Liability	✔	✔	✔	✔
2.	Essential Elements of a Crime	✔	✔	✔	✔
3.	Kinds of Punishment under I.P.C.	✔	✔	✔	✔
4.	Jurisdiction under I.P.C.	✔	✔	✔	✔
5.	Interpretation of Good Faith under I.P.C	✔	✔	✔	✔
6.	Doctrine of Transferred Malice under I.P.C	✔	✔	✔	✔
7.	Abetment	✔	✔	✔	✔
8.	Joint Liability under I.P.C	✔	✔	✔	✔
9.	Criminal Conspiracy	✔	✔	✔	✔
10.	Sedition	✔	✔	✔	✔
11.	General Exceptions under IPC	✔	✔	✔	✔
12.	Mistake of Fact under I.P.C	✔	✔	✔	✔
13.	Judicial Acts	✔	✔	✔	✔
14.	Accident and necessity as defence	✔	✔	✔	✔
15.	Infancy	✔	✔	✔	✔
16.	Insanity as a Defence	✔	✔	✔	✔
17.	Intoxication as a Defence	✔	✔	✔	✔
18.	Consent as a Defence	✔	✔	✔	✔
19.	Right to Private Defence to the Extent of Causing Death	✔	✔	✔	✔
20.	Theft under I.P.C	✔	✔	✔	✔
21	Theft under section 382 I.P.C	✔	✔	✔	✔
22	Extortion	✔	✔	✔	✔
23	Robbery	✔	✔	✔	✔
24	Dacoity	✔	✔	✔	✔
25	Criminal Misappropriation of Property	✔	✔	✔	✔
26	Criminal Breach of Trust	✔	✔	✔	✔
27	Receiving Stolen Property as an Offence	✔	✔	✔	✔
28	Cheating	✔	✔	✔	✔
29	Mischief	✔	✔	✔	✔
30	Kidnapping and Abduction	✔	✔	✔	✔
31	Difference between Kidnapping and Abduction	✔	✔	✔	✔
32	Simple Hurt	✔	✔	✔	✔
33	Grievous Hurt and Difference between Hurt and Grievous Hurt	✔	✔	✔	✔
34	Culpable Homicide	✔	✔	✔	✔
35	Murder	✔	✔	✔	✔
36	Exceptions to murder	✔	✔	✔	✔
37	Difference between Murder and Culpable Homicide and section 307 and 308	✔	✔	✔	✔
38	Punishment for Murder	✔	✔	✔	✔
39	Abetment to suicide	✔	✔	✔	✔
40	Wrongful restraint	✔	✔	✔	✔
41	Wrongful confinement	✔	✔	✔	✔
42	Criminal Force and Assault	✔	✔	✔	✔
43	Dowry death and cruelty	✔	✔	✔	✔
44	Death by Negligence under Section 304	✔	✔	✔	✔
45	Rape section 375	✔	✔	✔	✔
46	Aggravated forms of Rape	✔	✔	✔	✔
47	Other Sexual Offences under the Indian Penal Code	✔	✔	✔	✔
48	Attempt under Section 511	✔	✔	✔	✔
49	False Evidence and Offences against Public Justice	✔	✔	✔	✔
50	Offences against Public Tranquility	✔	✔	✔	✔
51	Criminal Trespass	✔	✔	✔	✔
52	Obscenity under Section 292	✔	✔	✔	✔
53	Public Nuisance	✔	✔	✔	✔
54	Offences relating to Religion	✔	✔	✔	✔
55	Offences against Newborn and Unborn Child	✔	✔	✔	✔
56	Defamation as a Crime	✔	✔	✔	✔
57	Decriminalisation of Attempt to Commit Suicide	✔	✔	✔	✔
58	Decriminalisation of Adultery	✔	✔	✔	✔
59	Acid Attack	✔	✔	✔	✔
60	Bigamy	✔	✔	✔	✔
61	Forgery	✔	✔	✔	✔
62	Criminal intimidation and insult	✔	✔	✔	✔

Course Details

Out of this course the students would be getting:

Notes: 64
Live classes: 30
MCQ based assignments: 39
Pre-recorded videos: 50
Recorded Sessions (for revision): 37

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Here are some of our faculty members

Mahima Khurana

Senior Associate, LawSikho

Shweta Devgan

Director at LawSikho, alumnus, NLS Bangalore

Mahendra Bangeja

LLM (Jindal Global Law School) Currently a practicing advocate in the Mumbai High Court apart from being an academic, Mahendar has previously served as a Law Clerk in the Supreme Court of India

Note: This is an indicative list of our guest faculty members and not an exhaustive list. We may change the faculty members at any point based on availability.