PAPER

PART I 4 x 10 marks = 40 marks

1.Define Crime? Is it possible to give a universal definition of crime that will be valid for
all the times? What is the difference between criminal law and criminology?

2.A 17 years along with B 25 years old was convicted by a Sessions Court on the charges
of brutal rape and murder of a 21 year old woman. Life imprisonment is awarded to A
and death sentence to B. Critically examine the validity of the trial in the light of
landmark case?

3. Upholding the right to die with dignity, the apex Court gave legal sanction to passive
euthanasia and execution of a living will of persons suffering from chronic terminal
diseases and likely to go into a permanent vegetative state. Give your opinion regarding
passive euthanasia with the recent legal developments?

4. Critically analyse the doctrine of ‘rarest of rare’ case with at least one landmark
judgment of the Supreme Court?

PART II 4 x 5 marks = 20 marks

1. i. Write short notes on Probation?

ii. Write short notes on the Rights of accused?
iii. Write short notes on Plea Bargaining?

2. Explain the factors that contribute to Juvenile delinquency? How does

Juvenile Justice Act work in India?

3. A person ‘X’ was sentenced to death by the Special NDPS Court for a repeated
offence of smuggling drugs, In the light of “Indian Harm Reduction Network v. Union
of India 2012 Bom CR (Cri) 121”, analyse the judgment?

4. Critically analyse the role of judiciary in Victim Compensation?