Unit 1 CrPC: Constitution of criminal courts - power of courts - arrest of persons - process to compel appearance - summons - warrant of arrest - summons to product - search warrants - general provisions relating to search - maintenance of public order - jurisdictions of criminal courts - conditions requisite for initiating of proceedings - complaints to magistrates - charge - trial -evidence in inquiries and trials - transfer of cases - provisions of bails and bonds
Unit 2 IT Act-Digital Signature: Information Technology Act 2000 – Digital signature - Electronic Governance - Secure electronic records - Regulation of certifying authorities - Electronic signature certificates - Penalties compensation
Unit-3: IT Act- Offenses: Adjudication - Offenses - Examiner of electronic evidence - Amended IT Act - Provisions of other Acts amended by I.T. Act
Unit 4: Intellectual Property: Intellectual Property - Types of IP - Copyright Act – Ownership – Duration Registration - Originality of Material - Fixation of Material - Exclusions from Copyright Protection - Compilations – Collections - Derivative Works. Patents: Patents Act - Patentability - Design Patents - Double Patenting - Direct Infringement - Inducement to Infringe - Contributory Infringement.
Unit 5: Trade Mark act: Trademark classes - What can be trademarked - Trademark Registration Process - Post-registration Procedures- Legal rights - obligations - infringement of trade mark - trade marking cyber world - trade mark and website registration - case studies