ORIGIN OF CRIMINAL LAWS IN INDIA

Best Citation – Kushagra Varshney, Origin of Criminal Laws in India, 1 LIU & 1 (2022)

ABSTRACT

The present paper focuses on the origin and development of criminal laws in India. Roots of the present are buried in the past; the present law cannot be adequately comprehended without a proper study of its origin and development. The history of India is gigantic, so is its number of rulers, and each ruler has its different sets of rules for criminal law. However, for convenience, these rules for criminal law are studied under three heads, namely, (i) Ancient Hindu Criminal Law, (ii) Mohammedan Criminal Law, and (iii) English Criminal Law. The paper provides the sources and rules of the criminal law of the three major heads.

Keywords: Criminal Law, Punishment, Evidence, Sources, Trial