SYLLABUS of DEPUTY DISTRICT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR PPSC – MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: February 3, 2024

SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF DEPUTY DISTRICT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR IN PPSC PPSC (Punjab Public Service Comission

  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