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UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY STUDIES

MID Semester Examination, Oct 2020
Open Book – Through Blackboard Learning Management System
Course Code: CLCL5001 Course Name: Penology and Victimology Semester: IX
Programme: BA LL.B (Hons.) (Crim. Law)
Time: 02 hrs. Max. Marks: 50

Instructions:
As this examination is in open-book format, the students are expected to demonstrate a very high degree
of Academic Integrity and not copy contents from resources referred. Instructors would look for
understanding of the concept by the students and any similarity found from resources online/ offline
shall be penalized in terms of deduction of marks and even cancellation of paper in requisite cases. The
online examination committee of the School would also look for similarity of two answer scripts and if
answer scripts of two or more students are found similar, both the answer scripts shall be treated as
copied and lead to cancellation of the paper. In view of the aforesaid points, the students are warned that
they should desist from using any unfair means.

All Questions are Compulsory.

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1 Indian Parliament intends to amend the Penal Code. Taking into account the brutal
and heinous offences, some members suggest that death penalty should be retained.
Some others suggest that in any other punishment, however terrible it may be, there
is hope, but death is death, its terror cannot be described more forcibly. While some
others argue that almost all European Countries abolished death penalty and India 10 CO2
should follow them. Considering the Indian social conditions what would you
propose? Give sufficient reasons in support of your proposal. Also examine whether
your proposal is in tune with constitutional principles.

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2 What can be the possible reasons that the public is either apathetic or antagonistic
towards of penal practices in India? What possible law reforms can be made in order
to change the public apathy? 10 CO1

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3 “The main aim of criminal administration of justice is to punish the criminals and
maintain peace, order and security within the politically organised community. But it
is also essential to see that the interest of the non-criminal persons are not
endangered. The task of criminal justice administration is to satisfy these to ends in 10 CO3
equilibrium.” In the light of above statement, elucidate the policy that should be
adopted in awarding sentences in India.

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4 How do you view the sentencing policy adopted in order to punish the offenders 10 CO4
 coming within the purview of special laws in India, such as Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act 1985?

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5 ‘White collar crimes are least detected and the offences are least punished”. How far
do you agree with the above statement? Give sufficient reasons in support of your
argument? 10 CO3

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I, ……………………………………………., understand that submitting work that isn’t

my own may result in failure in this paper and I may also be subject to Disciplinary
Proceedings as per the Academic Integrity policy of the University.