PROJECT TOPICS FOR CRIMINAL LAW

SEMESTER SCHEME (AUGUST-DECEMBER 2020)

1. Recklessness under criminal Law: Comparison between Indian Penal Code
Singapore Penal Code - Ms. Geeta Moni (2019 B.A.LL.B. 01)
2. Criminal Conspiracy in Terrorism cases under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of
State of Tamil Nadu through Superintendent of Police, CBI v. Nalini AIR 1999 SC
2640 - Ms. Nandini Chouhan (2019 B.A.LL.B. 02)
3. Defence of necessity in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in
India and Malaysia - Mr. Sheetanshu Singh (2019 B.A.LL.B. 03)
4. Common intention under criminal Law: Comparison between Indian Penal
Code and Srilankan Penal Code - Mr. Anshuman Mishra (2019 B.A.LL.B. 04)
5. Defence of mistake in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in India
and United Kingdom - Mr. Rishitosh Kumar Akshaya (2019 B.A.LL.B. 05)
6. Self-defence in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in India and
Singapore - Mr. Shivang Berry (2019 B.A.LL.B. 06)
7. Defence of infancy in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in India
and Srilanka - Mr. Utkarsh Goel (2019 B.A.LL.B. 07)
8. Consent to sexual acts when intoxicated: Comparison between criminal law in
India and United States - Ms. Sheril Goyal (2019 B.A.LL.B. 08)
9. Recklessness under criminal Law: Comparison between Indian Penal Code and
Malaysian Penal Code - Ms. Bhawna Lakhina (2019 B.A.LL.B. 09)
10. Negligence under criminal Law: Comparison between Indian Penal Code and
Singapore Penal Code - Mr. Samarth Mehrotra (2019 B.A.LL.B. 10)
11. Strict liability for criminal offences: Evolution under English criminal law -
Mr. Vinay Kumar (2019 B.A.LL.B. 11)
12. Law relating to rape under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of 42 nd Report of Law
Commission of India - Mr. Yash Tayal (2019 B.A.LL.B. 12)
13. Defence of necessity in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in
India and Srilanka – Ms. Shristi (2019 B.A.LL.B. 13)
14. Defence of infancy in criminal law: Comparison between Indian Penal Code
and Juvenile Justice Act,2015 - Ms. Kamini More (2019 B.A.LL.B. 14)
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 15. Defence of intoxication in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in
India and United States - Ms. Muskan Chourasia (2019 B.A.LL.B. 15)
16. Private defence of body extending to causing death: Analysis of judicial
decisions of Supreme Court of India between 2017 and 2020 - Mr. Monish
Raghuwanshi (2019 B.A.LL.B. 16)
17. Evolution of corporate criminal liability: Analysis of contribution of judiciary -
Mr. Divyanshu Baraiya (2019 B.A.LL.B. 17)
18. Difference between Culpable homicide and Murder: Analysis of judicial
decisions of Supreme Court between 2019 and 2020 - Ms. Anushree Chandra (2019
B.A.LL.B. 18)
19. Provocation as a defence of Murder: Comparison of law in India and Srilanka -
Mr. Srijan Mishra (2019 B.A.LL.B. 19)
20. Honour killing under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of 242 nd Report of Law
Commission of India - Ms. Shilpa Rawat (2019 B.A.LL.B. 20)
21. Rarest of rare case doctrine under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Rajesh
Kumar v State through Government of NCT of Delhi (2011) 13 SCC 706 - Mr.
Rameshwar Manav (2019 B.A.LL.B. 21)
22. Consent as a defence in sexual offences: Comparison between criminal law in
India and United Kingdom - Ms. Shruti Verma (2019 B.A.LL.B. 22)
23. Death penalty: Analysis of 262nd Report of Law Commission of India - Ms.
Khyati Deshmukh (2019 B.A.LL.B. 23)
24. Mental illness and death penalty under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Md.
Mannan @ Abdul Mannan vs. State of Bihar Review Petition (Crl.) No. 308 of 2011,
order dated 14.02.2019 - Mr. Kshitij Raj (2019 B.A.LL.B. 24)
25. Custodial death as amounting to Murder: Analysis of Supreme Court decisions
- Ms. Renuka Tirkey (2019 B.A.LL.B. 25)
26. Defence of infancy in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in India
and Malaysia - Ms. Prarthana Gupta (2019 B.A.LL.B. 26)
27. Spousal Rape under criminal law: Analysis of law in United Kingdom - Mr.
Akshat Shukla (2019 B.A.LL.B. 27)

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 28. Greed as an aggravating factor in awarding death sentence under Indian Penal
Code: Analysis of Supreme Court decisions - Mr. Prabhav Sharma (2019 B.A.LL.B.
28)
29. Person in trust committing brutal murder as an aggravating factor in awarding
death sentence under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Supreme Court decisions - Mr.
Massi Milian Toppo (2019 B.A.LL.B. 29)
30. Negligence under criminal Law: Comparison between Indian Penal Code and
Malaysian Penal Code - Ms. Radha Charpota (2019 B.A.LL.B. 30)
31. Defence of insanity in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in India
and United Kingdom - Ms. Shruti Gupta (2019 B.A.LL.B. 31)
32. Death caused by rash or negligent act: Analysis of Uphaar Cinema Hall
Tragedy case - Ms. Mitushi Patel (2019 B.A.LL.B. 32)
33. Criminal Conspiracy in Terrorism cases under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of
State (NCT of Delhi) v. Navjot Sandhu (2005)11 SCC 600 - Mr. Ritik Nandan (2019
B.A.LL.B. 33)
34. Cruelty as a gender-neutral offence: Is it required in India? – Ms. Nishi
Bhamkar (2019 B.A.LL.B. 34)
35. Difference between Ss:299 (b) and 300 (2) of Indian Penal Code: Analysis of
judicial decisions of Supreme Court between 2015 and 2019 - Ms. Soumya Verma
(2019 B.A.LL.B. 35)
36. Rarest of rare case doctrine under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Sangeet v
State of Haryana (2013) 2 SCC 452 - Mr. Shubham Kamal (2019 B.A.LL.B. 36)
37. Self defence in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in India and
United Kingdom - Mr. Akhil Raj Nigam (2019 B.A.LL.B. 37)
38. Difference between Ss:300 (1) and 300 (2) of Indian Penal Code: Analysis of
judicial decisions of Supreme Court between 2017 and 2020 - Ms. Vijpreet Pal (2019
B.A.LL.B. 38)
39. Sociopathic Murders and Rarest of rare case doctrine: Analysis of Renuka Bai
v. State of Maharashtra AIR 2006 SC 3056. - Mr. Siddharth Sisodia (2019 B.A.LL.B.
39)

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 40. Acid attack: Analysis of 226th Report of Law Commission of India - Ms. Saloni
Jaiman (2019 B.A.LL.B. 40)
41. Common intention under criminal Law: Comparison between Indian Penal
Code and Singapore Penal Code – Mr. Suyash Pandey (2019 B.A.LL.B. 41)
42. Cyber stalking and adequacy of Indian criminal law: A critical analysis – Ms.
Pooja V (2019 B.A.LL.B. 42)
43. Abetment under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Supreme Court decisions
between 2015 and 2020 – Mr. Dhwanit Rathore (2019 B.A.LL.B. 43)
44. Criminal Conspiracy under criminal Law: Comparison between Indian Penal
Code and Singapore Penal Code - Ms. Akshita Dhawan (2019 B.A.LL.B. 44)
45. Judicial perception of consent in the offence of rape: Evolution and
development of judicial perception in India - Mr. Divyesh Sharma (2019 B.A.LL.B.
45)
46. Self - defence in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in India and
United States - Ms. Tanushree Malik (2019 B.A.LL.B. 46)
47. Law relating to corporate criminal liability: Comparison between criminal law
in India and United Kingdom – Ms. Medha R. Lakshmi (2019 B.A.LL.B. 47)
48. Death caused by rash or negligent act: Analysis of BMW hit and run case – Ms.
Sejal Khandelwal (2019 B.A.LL.B. 48)
49. Trafficking of women and girls under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of 146 th
Report of Law Commission of India – Ms. Ankita Shrivastava (2019 B.A.LL.B. 49)
50. Defence of infancy in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in India
and Singapore – Mr. Raghav Srinivas (2019 B.A.LL.B. 50)
51. Sexual intercourse by giving false promise to marry: Analysis of the law in
India – Ms. Nevadya Bhateja (2019 B.A.LL.B. 51)
52. Common Intention under criminal Law: Comparison between Indian Penal
Code and Malaysian Penal Code - Mr. Vivek Yadav (2019 B.A.LL.B. 52)
53. History and rationale of law relating to criminal conspiracy – Mr. Pankaj Singh
(2019 B.A.LL.B. 53)

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 54. Dowry death: Analysis of 202 nd Report of Law Commission of India on
proposal to change the law relating to dowry death in India – Mr. Karan Khanduja
(2019 B.A.LL.B. 54)
55. Battered Woman syndrome and Self - defence: Judicial development in United
States – Mr. Siddharth Bhargava (2019 B.A.LL.B. 55)
56. Difference between Ss:300 (2) and 300 (3) of Indian Penal Code: Analysis of
judicial decisions of Supreme Court between 2017 and 2020 - Mr. Ashhab Khan
(2019 B.A.LL.B. 56)
57. Defence of intoxication in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in
India and Srilanka - Ms. Sakshi Singh (2019 B.A.LL.B. 57)
58. Private defence of property extending to causing death: Analysis of judicial
decisions of Supreme Court of India between 2010 and 2015 - Mr. Chitransh Bhansali
(2019 B.A.LL.B. 58)
59. Comparison of Exceptions 1 and 4 of S.300 Indian Penal Code: Analysis of
decisions of Supreme Court between 2006 and 2012 - Ms. Tanya Shukla (2019
B.A.LL.B. 59)
60. Honour killing under Indian Penal Code: Is the Indian law adequate? - Ms.
Vanshika Singh Jaiswal (2019 B.A.LL.B. 60)
61. Dacoity with murder under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Supreme Court
decisions - Mr. Piyush Soni (2019 B.A.LL.B. 62)
62. Criminal Conspiracy in Terrorism cases under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of
Mohd. Arif v. State (NCT of Delhi) (2011)13 SCC 621 - Mr. Aditya Kumar Pati
(2019 B.A.LL.B. 63)
63. Law relating to Criminal conspiracy under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of
Subramanian Swamy v. A. Raja (2012)9 SCC 257 - Ms. Arushi Bhagotra (2019
B.A.LL.B. 64)
64. Defence of infancy in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in India
and United States - Ms. Divya Pahade (2019 B.A.LL.B. 66)
65. Defence of intoxication in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in
India and Malaysia - Ms.Vibha Thakur (2019 B.A.LL.B. 67)

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 66. Law relating to corporate criminal liability: Comparison between criminal law
in India and United States - Mr. Aryaman Vachher (2019 B.A.LL.B. 68)
67. Battered Woman syndrome and Self-defence: Judicial development in United
Kingdom - Mr. Ujjwal Joshi (2019 B.A.LL.B. 70)
68. Defence of necessity in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in
India and Singapore - Mr. Utkarsh Pratap Singh (2019 B.A.LL.B. 71)
69. Difference between Ss:299 (b) and 300 (3) of Indian Penal Code: Analysis of
judicial decisions of Supreme Court between 2016 and 2019 - Mr. Kartik
Parameswara Sarma (2019 B.A.LL.B. 73)
70. Consent to sexual acts when intoxicated: Development of legal position in
India through judicial decisions - Ms. Janhavi Singh (2019 B.A.LL.B. 74)
71. Common intention and Murder under Indian Penal Code - Ms. Samavi
Srivastava (2019 B.A.LL.B. 75)
72. Law relating to Murder under Indian Penal Code: Analysis in the light of Naina
Sahni murder case - Ms. Kriti Agarwal (2019 B.A.LL.B. 76)
73. Defence of intoxication in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in
India and Singapore - Ms. Avani Jain (2019 B.A.LL.B. 77)
74. Mental illness and death penalty under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Accused
X v State of Maharashtra (2019) 7 SCC 1 - Mr. Akshay A (2019 B.A.LL.B. 78)
75. Criminal Conspiracy under criminal Law: Comparison between Indian Penal
Code and Srilankan Penal Code - Ms. Parul Jain (2019 B.A.LL.B. 79)
76. Defence of infancy in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in India
and Malaysia - Ms. Vranda Agarwal (2019 B.A.LL.B. 80)
77. Death caused by rash or negligent act: Analysis of Asif Khan v. State of
Maharashtra decided by Supreme Court on 05.03.2019 - Ms. Jigyasa Dubey (2019
B.A.LL.B. 81)
78. Law relating to rape under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of 172 nd Report of
Law Commission of India - Mr. Bakhshind Singh (2019 B.A.LL.B. 82)
79. Criminal Conspiracy in Terrorism cases under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of
Md. Jamiluddin Nasir v. State of West Bengal AIR 2014 SC 2587 - Mr. Ajit Jaiswal
(2019 B.A.LL.B. 83)

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 80. Difference between Ss:299 (a) and 300 (1) of Indian Penal Code: Analysis of
judicial decisions of Supreme Court between 2010 and 2019 - Mr. Sanskar Modi
(2019 B.A.LL.B. 84)
81. Defence of infancy in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in India
and Srilanka - Ms. Ragini Singh (2019 B.A.LL.B. 85)
82. Dowry death: Analysis of 243rd Report of Law Commission of India on
proposal to change the law relating to dowry death in India - Ms. Muskaan (2019
B.A.LL.B. 87)
83. Kidnapping of minor girls v. Right to marry a person of choice: Interpretation
of Indian Penal Code – Ms. Aitreyee Doley (2019 B.A.LL.B. 88)
84. Criminal Conspiracy under criminal Law: Comparison between Indian Penal
Code and English law – Ms. Saloni Agarwal (2019 B.A.LL.B. 89)
85. Law relating to rape under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of 84 th Report of Law
Commission of India - Mr. Rounak Doshi (2019 B.A.LL.B. 90)
86. Spousal rape under criminal law: Analysis of law in United States – Ms. Archita
Tiwari (2019 B.A.LL.B. 91)
87. Common object and Group liability under Indian Penal Code – Ms. Namrata
Gandhi (2019 B.A.LL.B. 92)
88. Criminal Conspiracy under criminal Law: Comparison between Indian Penal
Code and Malaysian Penal Code – Ms. Rishika Jain (2019 B.A.LL.B. 93)
89. “#Me too movement” in India: Analysis of law relating to sexual harassment in
India - Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Doharey (2019 B.A.LL.B. 95)
90. Defence of necessity in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in
India and United Kingdom – Ms. Shriya Garg (2019 B.A.LL.B. 96)
91. Provocation as a defence of Murder: Analysis of law in Singapore - Mr. Swastik
Shukla (2019 B.A.LL.B. 97)
92. Defence of infancy in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in India
and United States - Mr. Kratik Barodiya (2019 B.A.LL.B. 98)
93. Consent as a defence in sexual offences: Comparison between criminal law in
India and United States - Ms. Mili Rawat (2019 B.A.LL.B. 99)

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 94. Law relating to rape under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Privy Council
decisions - Ms. Laya Smriti Peyyeti (2019 B.A.LL.B. 100)
95. Difference between right to private defence of body extending to causing death
and exceeding right to private defence: Analysis of judicial decisions of Supreme
Court of India - Ms. Vibhu Pahuja (2019 B.A.LL.B. 101)
96. Transferred malice under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of judicial decisions -
Mr. Harshit Agnihotri (2019 B.A.LL.B. 102)
97. Death caused by rash or negligent act: Analysis of Alister Anthony Pareira case
– Ms. Shruti Kaushal (2019 B.A.LL.B. 104)
98. Child sexual abuse and efficacy of Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Supreme
Court decisions between 2001 and 2012 - Mr. Rohan D'cruz (2019 B.A.LL.B. 105)
99. Law relating to rape under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Justice J.S. Verma
Committee Report - Mr. Vachas Chaturvedi (2019 B.A.LL.B.106)
100. Sociopathic Murders and Rarest of rare case doctrine: Analysis of Surendra
Kohli v. State of U.P (2011)4 SCC 80 – Mr. Srajan Tyagi (2019 B.A.LL.B. 107)
101. Defence of infancy in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in India
and Singapore - Mr. Abhiraam Shukla (2019 B.A.LL.B. 108)
102. Defence of intoxication in criminal law: Comparison between criminal law in
India and United Kingdom - Ms. Poorti Umed Shah (2019 B.A.LL.B. 109)
103. Consent to sexual acts when intoxicated: Comparison between criminal law in
India and United Kingdom - Ms. Khushboo Sharma (2019 B.A.LL.B. 110)
104. Law relating to corporate criminal liability: Contribution of Indian judiciary -
Mr. Utkarsh Vats (2019 B.A.LL.B. 111)
105. Difference between Ss:299 (c) and 300 (4) of Indian Penal Code: Analysis of
judicial decisions of Supreme Court between 2017 and 2019 - Mr. Amitabh Abhijit
(2019 B.A.LL.B. 112)
106. Development of doctrine of Transferred malice under English law: An analysis
- Mr. Shubham (2019 B.A.LL.B. 114)
107. Provocation as a defence of Murder: Analysis of law in United Kingdom - Mr.
Sanyam Gupta (2019 B.A.LL.B. 115)
108. Law relating to Murder under Indian Penal Code: Analysis in the light of
Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case - Mr. Prabhav Pachuri (2019 B.A.LL.B. 116)
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 109. Rarest of rare case doctrine under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Santosh
Kumar Satishbhushan Bariyar v. State of Maharashtra (2009) 6 SCC 498 - Mr. Nrip
Raj Singh (2019 B.A.LL.B. 117)
110. Dowry death: Analysis of 91st Report of Law Commission of India on proposal
to change the law relating to dowry death in India - Mr. Aryan Jain (2019 B.A.LL.B.
118)
111. Death caused by rash or negligent act: Analysis of Salman hit and run case
(Trial court decision) - Ms. Aditi Sannidhi (2019 B.A.LL.B. 119)
112. Acid attack under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Laxmi v. UOI AIR 2014 SC
- Mr. Anurag Rajput (2019 B.A.LL.B. 120)
113. Trafficking of women and girls under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of 64 th
Report of Law Commission of India - Ms. Geetika Mandloi (2019 B.A.LL.B. 121)
114. Law relating to rape under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of 156 th Report of Law
Commission of India - Ms. Deepti Uikey (2019 B.A.LL.B. 122)
115. Consent under law relating to rape: Judicial trends in India between 1950 to
1970 - Ms. Udita Sharma (2019 B.A.LL.B. 123)
116. Judicial development of defence of necessity under English law: An Analysis -
Ms. Pooja Pandey (2019 B.A,LL.B. 124)
117. Power, violence, and incest rape: Law in India - Ms. Roshita Shrivastava (2019
B.A.LL.B. 126)
118. Child sexual abuse and efficacy of Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Supreme
Court decisions between 1990 and 2000 - Mr. Ajal Verma (2019 B.A.LL.B. 127)
119. Law relating to rape under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Delhi Gang rape
case (Sessions Court) decision - Mr. Ayush Pandey (2019 B.A.LL.B. 129)
120. Cheating under Indian Penal Code: Analysis of Supreme Court decisions
between 2015 and 2019 - Mr. Mayank Joshi (2019 B.A.LL.B. 130)
121. Analysis of law relating to Criminal conspiracy under Indian Penal Code:
Analysis of Bimbadhar Pradhan v. State of Orissa AIR 1956 SC 469 and Topandas v.
State of Bombay AIR 1956 SC 33- Ms. Tanishka Saxena (2019 B.A.LL. B. 131)
122. Power, violence, and custodial rape: Is Indian Penal Code adequate? - Mr.
Kritesh Kumar Nayar (2017 B.A.LL.B. 50)

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 123. Voyeurism under Indian Penal Code: Lessons to be learned from criminal law
in United States - Mr. Tejas Ajnar (2017 B.A.LL.B. 54)
124. Political assassination and doctrine of rarest of rare case: Analysis of Kehar
Singh v. State (Delhi Admn.) (1988)3 SCC 609 - Mr. Shivam Rathore (2016
B.A.LL.B. 109)

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