BSc Forensic Science Law IV 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 IV
Module I: Introduction to Law of Evidence
- Meaning and Kinds of Evidence
- Applicability and Definitions under
- Indian Evidence Act 1872 Admission
- Confession
- Statements By Persons Who Cannot Be Called As
- Witnesses/Dying Declaration Expert Opinion and its
- admissibility in courts
- Character Evidence in court
Module II: Oral and Documentary Evidence
- Admissibility of Oral evidence
- Primary evidence and Secondary evidence Proof of documents by
- primary evidence
- Cases in which secondary evidence relating to documents may be
- given Special provisions as to evidence relating to electronic record
- Admissibility of electronic records
- Rules as to notice to produce
- Proof of signature and handwriting of Proof as to electronic signature Public documents and Private documents Certified copies of public
- documents
- Proof of documents by production of certified copies. Proof of other official documents.
Module III: Burden of Proof
- Definition of Burden Of Proof On Whom Burden Of Proof Lies
- Burden Of Proof As To Particular Fact
- Burden Of Proving Fact To Be Proved To Make Evidence Admissible Burden Of Proving That Case Of Accused Comes Within Exceptions Burden of proving fact especially within knowledge.
- Burden of proving death of person known to have been alive within
- thirty years. Birth during marriage, conclusive proof of legitimacy.
- Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman.
- Presumption as to dowry death.
- Presumption as to absence of consent in certain prosecution for rape
Module IV: Witnesses and Examination of Witnesses
- Who may testify.
- Witness unable to communicate verbally. Official communications.
- Professional communications.
- Confidential communications with legal advisers. Accomplice.
- Number of witnesses.
- Order of production and examination of witnesses. Judge to decide as to admissibility of evidence.
- Examination-in-chief, Cross-examination, Re-examination.
- Leading questions- When they must not be asked and When they may be asked. When witness to be compelled to answer.
- Indecent and scandalous questions Questions intended to insult or
- annoy
- Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing
- veracity Impeaching credit of witness.
- Questions tending to corroborate evidence of relevant fact, admissible
- B.Sc. (FORENSIC SCIENCE)
- Semester IV– Practical
Text books and Additional References
- 1 Forensic science in criminal investigation and trail by B R Sharma.
- 2 The Constitution of India- P.M. Bakshi
- 3 The Constitution of India:J.N. Pandey
- 4 The Indian Penal Code: K.D. Gaur
- 5 Introduction to Constitution of India- D.D. Basu
- 6 The Code of Criminal Procedure- RatanlalDhirajlal
- 7 Criminal Procedure Code – Bare Act
- 8 Forensic science in criminal investigation and trail by B R Sharma.
- 9 The Law of Evidence- BatukLal
- 10 .The Law of Evidence- Ratanlal and Dhirajlal
- 11 Evidence Act- Bare Act
- 12 .Information Technology Act- 2000 Bare Act
- 13 The Criminal Procedure Code: Takwani
- 14 Criminology and Penology:N.V. Paranjape
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Forensic Science) under the Choice Based Credit System, in force from the academic year 2023-24. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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