BSc Forensic Science Law II Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This degree runs on the Choice Based Credit System throughout, items 6.10, 6.11 and 6.12 of the Academic Council of 17 May 2022, brought in one year at a time from 2022-23. The University has published no NEP 2020 syllabus for it. The University examines only the third year of this degree centrally, under exam forms 1S00815 and 1S00816; the colleges examine the first four semesters.
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Syllabus for Law II
Module I: Introduction to Criminal Justice System
- History and evolution
- of the criminal justice
- system Overview of
- Indian Criminal Justice
- System
- Wings of Criminal Justice System
- Structure and functions of Criminal Justice System Fundamental
- Principles of Criminal Justice System
Module II: Investigation Agencies in India
- Police: History, Structure and Functions
- Accountability of Police towards Law
- Enforcement Agencies and Society Role of
- Investigating Officer in crime investigation
- Other Specialized Agencies in India:
- CBI, CID, RAW, ED, NCB etc. Police
- Reforms in India
- International Investigation Agencies: FBI, INTERPOL etc
Module III: Police investigation Procedures
- Methods of investigation – information,
- Interrogation and Instrumentation. Recording
- of FIR, Case Diary , Station House Diary
- Examination of Witnesses and suspects, Filing Charge Sheet.
- Brief Overview of Police Act of 1861 and Model Police Act, 2006
- National Police Commission Recommendations (NPC), 1979.
Module IV: Organization of Courts and Prosecuting Agencies
- Organization of prosecuting
- agencies for prosecuting criminal
- Inquisitorial and Accusatory
- System in India,
- Role and duties of prosecutor The Directorate of Prosecution Special Public Prosecutor Public Prosecutor
- Hierarchy of criminal courts and their jurisdiction Role of the court in correctional programmes in India
Text books and Additional References
- 1 Takwani Criminal Procedure Code, Third Edition, C.K. Thakkar and M.C.Thakkar, Lexis Nexis, 2013
- 2 Principles of The Law of Evidence, Twentieth Edition, Dr. Avatar Singh, Central Law Publication, 2013
- 3 The Constitutional Law of India, Fifth Edition, Dr. J.N.Pandey, Central Law Publication, 2013
- 4 The Indian Penal Code, Fifth Edition, K.D. Gaur, Universal Law Publication, New Delhi, 2013
- 5 The Indian Penal Code/Ratanlal and Dhirajlal
- 6 Criminal Manual (Criminal Major Acts), Justice M.R.Malik, Professional Books Publishers, 2014
- 7 Indian Evidence Act, Batuklal
- 8 Indian Constitution, P.M.Bakshi
- 9 Criminal Procedure Code, Ratanlal Dheerajlal
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Forensic Science) under the Choice Based Credit System, in force from the academic year 2022-23. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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