PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
LDA Plaza Edgerton Road, Near Awan e Iqbal Lahore
SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF
DEPUTY DISTRICT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (BS-18) IN THE PUBLIC
PROSECUTION DEPARTMENT (CASE NO.74H2019)
Criminal Law-I: Procedure (150 marks) {Objective 25 & Subjective 125}
1. Jurisdiction of courts, powers of the police, investigation procedures, trial
processes, initiation of prosecutions, judgments.
2. Principles of sentencing – seriousness of offences, level of harm.
3. Prosecution (prosecutorial test, selection of witnesses, additional evidence,
examination of witnesses withdrawal of cases, scrutiny of police reports,
Tender of Pardon)
4. Types of police reports, discharge of accused persons etc
5. Appeals and revision (procedure and grounds)
6. Witness protection
7. Constitutional provisions related to procedure (right to be dealt with in
accordance with law, liberty, fair trial, dignity of man, privacy, protection
against retrospective punishment, protection against self-incrimination and
double punishment, freedom of movement , freedom of assembly, freedom of
association, freedom of speech, information, religion).
8. Writs Jurisdiction in criminal law
9. Probation law
10. Law related to Juveniles
11. High Court Rules & Orders related to above matters (Volume-III)
Criminal Law-II: Substantive (100 marks) {Objective 25 & Subjective 75}
1. General principle of criminal law (intention, object, consent will, mens rea,
actus rea, abetment, conspiracy)
2. General Exceptions
3. Offences in PPC and ATA, 1997
4. Charging standards issued by the Prosecutor General
5. Corruption offences (PCA, 1947, NAB Ordinance 1999 etc.
6. Cybercrime offences
7. Narcotic offences (control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997, Prohibition of
Hudood Ordinance, 1979
8. Section 27 of Drugs Act, 1976.
Criminal Law-III: Evidence (100 marks) {Objective 25 & Subjective 75}
1. Relevancy and admissibility
2. Primary and secondary evidence
3. Direct and indirect evidence
4. Circumstantial evidence
5. Proof (Standard and Burden of proof
6. Admission sand confessions
7. Dying Declarations
8. Scientific evidence (its types and its value)
9. Examination of witnesses
10. Identification parade
English (50 Marks)
1. Essay Writing (20 marks)
2. Comprehension (20 marks)
3. Précis writing (10 marks)
Relevant Laws, rules and codes
1. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
2. Pakistan Penal Code, 1860
3. Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997
4. Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997
5. Qanun-e-Shahadat order, 1984
6. The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 read with Punjab Anti-Corruption
establishment Rules, 2014.
7. Nab, Ordinance 1999.
8. The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016.
9. Punjab prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order, 1979
10. Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 (Articles 4.9,10,10-
A,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,19,19-A,20,21, 22,45,143,185, 199,202)
11. Punjab Criminal Prosecution service Act, 2006
12. Code of Conduct for prosecutors publicity available on the website of CPS
13. Charging standards issued by PGP from time to time and publically available
on the website of CPS
14. The probation of Offenders Ordinance, 1960
15. West Pakistan Probation of Offenders Rules, 1961
16. Medical Jurisprudence & Application of forensic Science to Criminal cases.
17. Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000
18. The Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960
19. Police Order, 2002 (Articles 18, 111, 114, 134, 135, 136, 137, 155, 156, 157,
167) & police rules, 1934 (Chapters XXV to XXVII)
20. High Court Rules & Orders
21. Drugs Act, 1976
22. Witness Protection Law
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