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Dr. Kumar Askand Pandey

Associate Professor of Law

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 Resume

Dr. Kumar Askand Pandey is a founding faculty member of the University. Prior to joining this University, he was an Assistant Professor at W.B. NUJS, Kolkata, from 2004-2006 and also worked as a Lecturer at APN PG College, Basti and Vrindavan Law College, Vrindavan, between 2002-2004.

Having around 20 years of teaching experience, Dr. Kumar Askand Pandey's interests lie in Criminal Law, Criminology, Victimology, Comparative Criminal Justice, Law of Evidence, Media Law, Cyber Law, Research Methodology and Juvenile Justice. He is also guest faculty in several academic and training institutes of national repute including NUJS, NLUD and DNLU. In 2015-16, he was invited by the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of U.P. to conduct the first-ever Social Audit and Rapid Assessment of the Child Care Institutions in the State of U.P. and submitted two reports thereof. In the year 2016, his proposal for a major action-research project was accepted by UNICEF and under his stewardship the project is successfully running in twenty eight districts of Uttar Pradesh under the title "Strengthening Child Protection System in the State of Uttar Pradesh".

In the year 2017-2018, Dr. Pandey was also nominated as a member of the Resource Group constituted by the DWCD, Government of U.P., for framing the State Rules under the JJ Act, 2015. In the year 2021, he was member of the drafting committee for drafting U.P. State rules under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.

He has been a consultant to the Mahila Samman Prakoshth (rechristened as Women and Child Security Organisation), the women and children wing of the Uttar Pradesh Police and conducted several training programmes for the members of the police force across the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Dr. Pandey has been the Training Programme Director for the training and capacity building of public prosecutors of Uttar Pradesh since 2012. In the year 2023, he was on the panel of master trainers for the police officers of Uttar Pradesh.

A prolific writer, Dr. Kumar Askand Pandey has authored/revised five textbooks on Criminal Law, Law of Evidence and Juvenile Justice, published by the leading Indian publishing houses EBC and CLP. He also has around twenty articles/papers published in reputed journals and law reviews. His latest publications include:

  • "Apprehension and Bail of CICL: Procedure and Practice", in Dipa Dube & Shruti Bedi (eds.), Arrest and Detention in India: Law, Procedure and Practice, (Sage, 2021)
  • "Child Victim vis-à-vis Child Offender: Exploring Linkages between Age of Consent and Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility" in Sarfaraz Ahmed & Hifajatali Sayyed (eds.), Crime Prevention and Crime Control-An Indian Perspective, (Thomson Reuters, 2022)
  • Revising Author, B.M. Gandhi's Penal Law (EBC, 5th ed., 2023) Under his guidance and supervision, six candidates have been awarded PhD.

On the administrative side, Dr. Pandey is discharging the responsibilities of Chief Proctor. He has also been the Chairperson of Moot Court, Legal Aid and Placement Committees during different periods since 2006.

  • Ph. D. (Victimology).
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.); D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, India; Topped the University with Rank 1.
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.); D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, India; University Rank Holder
  • Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.); D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, India

  • Criminal Justice System
  • Victims’ Rights
  • Trade Secret Protection
  • Impact of IPR regime on Indian agriculture
  • Criminal Liability-the changing dimensions
  • Juvenile justice System
  • Women’s rights

Under Graduate (LL.B.)- Eighteen Years Post Graduate

(LL.M.)– Sixteen Years

  • Associate Professor of Law and Coordinator, Center for Criminal Justice Administration, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, India from June 26, 2014 till date.
  • Assistant Professor of Law and Coordinator, Centre for Criminal Justice Administration, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow , India from June 26, 2006 to June 25, 2014.
  • Assistant Professor of Law, School of Legal Practice and Development, National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata, India from October 5, 2004 to June 25, 2006.
  • Assistant Professor of Law, Vrindavan Law College,Vrindavan, [Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra] Uttar Pradesh, India from March 2004 to September 2004.
  • Assistant Professor of Law, A.P.N. (Post Graduate) College, Basti, [D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur] Uttar Pradesh, India from July 2002 to February 2004.

Projects
Completed

Major Research Projects (Principal Coordinator/Director):  

  • Major Research on Prosecution System in the State of Uttar Pradesh (funded by Department of Higher Education, Government of U.P.)- 2010-2012 (Complete and report submitted) (Project Grant: Rs. 30 Lakh)
  • Major Research Project on “Social Audit of Child Care Institution in Uttar Pradesh” (funded by Department of Women and Child Welfare, Government of U.P.)- 2015-2016 (Complete and report submitted) (Project Grant: Rs. 01 Lakh)
  • Major Research Project on “Strengthening Child Protection System in the State of Uttar Pradesh” (Funded by UNICEF)- 2015- 2024.  (Project Grant: Rs. 09 Cr 35 Lakh)
  • Capacity Building Programme for Public Prosecutors-2017      (Funded by Directorate of Prosecution, Government of Uttar Pradesh)             (Project Grant: Rs. 01 Cr 52 Lakh)
  • Proficiency & Skill Development Training Program 2019-20.       (Funded by Directorate of Prosecution, Government of Uttar Pradesh)             (Project Grant: Rs. 85.22 Lakh)
  • Proficiency & Skill Development Training Program 2020-21       (Funded by Directorate of Prosecution, Government of Uttar Pradesh)             (Project Grant: Rs. 52.00 Lakh)
  • Competency & Skill Enhancement for Effective Prosecution on Crime Against Women & Children’ for Public Prosecutors of Uttar Pradesh-2022 (Funded by Directorate of Prosecution, Government of Uttar Pradesh)           (Project Grant: Rs. 33.17 Lakh)

Minor Research Projects (Principal Coordinator/Director):  

  • Minor research project on “Reasons and Causes of Witness Hostility in POCSO Trials”, sponsored by Directorate of Prosecution, Government of Uttar Pradesh2019. (Project Grant: Rs. 00.50 Lakh)
Consultancy
  • Prepared the draft of Uttar Pradesh Juvenile Justice Rules, under the JJ Act, 2015 as member of the resource group of Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh in the year 2018.
  • Consultant and resource person, MSP, UP Police- 2018.
  • Prepared the draft of UP state rules under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 for the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh in the year 2021.
Publications

 
Research Articles in Journals
  • “Trade Secret Laws in India: Lessons from the United States”, [2008] 85CLA (Mag.) 19. (ISSN 0970-8987)
  • “Victims of Abuse of Power: Global Development and Indian Response” 2008 Cri L J 40. (ISSN 0011-1325; National Journal of All India Reporter Publication)
  • “Stalking in Cyber Space: A Criminological Study in Indian Perspective”, [2008] 23 CLA- BL Supp. 1. (ISSN 0970-8987).
  • “Corporate Criminal Liability: Rethinking the Law” 2008 CLC (Jour.) 13. (Refereed National Journal of All India Reporter Publication)
  •  “The Doctrine of Basic Structure: Utility in Construing Constitutional Amendments”, 2008 Chhota Nagpur Law Journal 47. (ISSN 0973- 5858).
  •  “Victims of Rape and Law: A Study of Latest Judicial Trend” in 2010 Vidhigya. (ISSN 0973-3825)
  • "Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University Journal" (Vol.2, 2010) and published an article titled “They Also Serve who Only Stand and Wait: A critique of Priya Patel v State of M.P.”, 2RMLNLUJ (2010) 135. (ISSN 0975- 9549)
  • “Mis(understanding) Impersonation Rape”, 2012 Cri L J 319 (Jour.). (ISSN 0011-1325; National Journal of All India Reporter Publication)
  • “The curious Case of Study Material in NLUS- Some Reflection”, in the Compendium of National Seminar on “Development of Digital Libraries in IPR Regime”, organized by Madhu Limaye Library, RMLNLU, Lucknow on June 8-9, 2013. (ISBN 978-81-933638-3-7) [Joint authorship]
  • “The Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 and Marrakesh Treaty: Implications for Libraries”, in the National Conference on Development of Academic & Public Libraries in Digital Era: Trends and Issues”, organized by the Association of Technical Libraries in U.P., on November 24-25, 2013, at Government Polytechnic, Lucknow. (ISBN 978-81-767821-3-5). [Joint authorship]
  •  “Wither the Press Council of India?”,in the Journal of Social and Political Studies, December 2013, Vol. IV (2), pp. 102-117. Allahabad University, Allahabad (ISSN 2229-3647).
  • “Section 375 Fourthly of the Indian Penal Code, 1860: A Tale of Judicial Misinterpretation”, published in 3-5 RMLNLUJ (2011-2013) 158. (ISSN 09759549).
  • “Appreciation of Electronic Evidence: A Critique of Judicial Approach”, published in 6 RMLNLUJ (2014) (ISSN 09759549).
  • “Brain Science, Juvenile Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015: A Critique”, published in 7 RMLNLUJ (2015) (ISSN 09759549)
  • “Twin Presumptions under the POCSO Act: Jurisprudential Analysis”, published in 11 RMLNLUJ (2020) (ISSN 09759549), co-authored with Ms. Shivani Tripathi.
  • “Apprehension and Bail of CICL: Procedure and Practice”, forthcoming in an edited book by Sage Publications in 2021.
Book Chapters
  • Prof Balraj Chauhan, Kumar Askand Pandey and Dr. Mridul Srivastava(eds.), “Terrorism and Anti-terror Laws” (2010), Centre for Criminal Justice Administration, Dr.RMLNLU, Lucknow (ISBN 978-81-906849-0-3).
  • Contributed a chapter titled “Shall the Forgotten Man Remain Forgotten : A Plea For Victim’s Rights in Criminal Justice System”, in G.S. Bajpai, Criminal Justice System Reconsidered: Victim and Witness Perspective,(Serials Publication, New Delhi, 2012) (ISBN 978-81-8387-516-5).
  • Prof. M.Z. Siddiqi, Kumar Askand Pandey and Dr. Mridul Srivastava, “Prosecution System in the State of Uttar Pradesh (An Empirical Study)”, (2012), CCJA, RMLNLU, Lucknow. (ISBN 978-81-923638-1-3).
  • Book chapter “Human Rights of the Victims of Crime: Indian Perspective”, in Ajay Kumar Singh (ed.) (2014), “Human Rights and Social Justice”, published by K.S. Saket (P.G.) College, Ayodhya, Faizabad. (ISBN 978-93-808208-4-2)
Books
  • “Principles of Criminal Law in India-Cases and Materials”, (2nd ed., 2020) published by the Central Law Publication, Allahabad (ISBN 978-93- 82676-75-1). First edition published in 2014.
  • “B.M. Gandhi’s Indian Penal Code”, (4th ed., 2017) published by Eastern Book Company, Lucknow (ISBN 978935145499). Reprint in 2019, 2020, 2021.
  • “O.P. Srivastava’s Principles of Criminal Law”, (7th ed., 2018) published by Eastern Book Company, Lucknow (ISBN 9789351454755)
  •  “Juvenile Justice-A Commentary”, (1st ed., 2019), published by Eastern Book Company, Lucknow (ISBN 9789388822176). Reprint in 2020.