Good faith within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code means:
A. An act done with due care and attention
B. An actual belief that the act done is not contrary to law
C. An act, in fact, done honestly
D. An act done under bona fide belief
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Which of the following amounts to defamation?
A. To convey a caution intended for good of person, to whom conveyed or for public goof
B. To make an imputation concerning a company or an association or collection of persons as such
C. Censure passed in good faith by the person having lawful authority over others
D. Publication of reports of proceedings of court
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10 persons were charged for offence under section 302/149 Indian Penal Code, out of which six persons were acquitted, the remaining four
A. Cannot be convicted for offence under section 302/149 of Indian Penal Code
B. Cannot be convicted for offence under section 302 of Indian Penal Code
C. Cannot be convicted for offence under section 149 of Indian Penal Code
D. All the above
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How many exceptions are provided in criminal defamation under Indian Penal Code?
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Which one of the following statements is not true?
A. For an unlawful assembly the number of persons must be five or more
B. Mere presence of a person at the scene of offence does not make him a member of an unlawful assembly
C. An assembly which was not unlawful when it assembled may subsequently become an unlawful assembly
D. When the accused person are charged for committing mischief and for rioting separately, the acquittal from charge of mischief would entail automatically acquittal from charge of rioting
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Death sentence is to be awarded in "rarest of rare cases" is laid down by the Supreme Court in
A. Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab
B. Sher Singh v. State of Punjab
C. Mithu v. State of Punjab
D. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
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Preparation to commit murder is
A. Punishable
B. Not punishable
C. Punishable with fine
D. All the above
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Counterfeit' under Indian Penal Code is defined in-
A. Section 30
B. Section 28
C. Section 29
D. Section 27
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A finds a Government promissory note belonging to Z, bearing a blank endorsement. A, knowing that the note belongs to Z, pledge it with a banker as a security for a loan, intending at a future time to restore it to Z.
A. A has committed offence under Section 390, Indian Penal Code
B. A has committed offence under Section 395, Indian Penal Code
C. A has committed offence under Section 403, Indian Penal Code
D. A has committed offence under Section 420, Indian Penal Code
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A police constable compels a person to remain in police station on false case of theft and allowing him to go after receiving money from him. He is liable for-
A. Forgery
B. Cheating
C. Extortion
D. Wrongful confinement
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Which of the following shall not be an unlawful assembly within the meaning of section 141 of Indian Penal Code
A. An assembly of five or more persons with the common object of only maintaining possession
B. An assembly of five or more persons to vindicate a supposed right of one or all, by show of force
C. An assembly of five or more persons to prevent arrest of a person, by the court amin under the orders of the court
D. An assembly of five or more persons with common object of taking possession of property
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A knowing that Bhas murdered Z, against B to hide the body with the intention of screening B from punishment. A is liable under section
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In which section of Indian Penal Code the right of private defence of property extending to causing death's is given?
A. Section 320
B. Section 100
C. Section 103
D. Section 105
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Hurt has been defined as bodily pain, disease or infirmity to any person under section
A. Section 319 of Indian Penal Code
B. Section 320 of Indian Penal Code
C. Section 323 of Indian Penal Code
D. Section 325 of Indian Penal Code
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Who, according to Section 21 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, is not a public servant:
A. A commissioned officer in Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force
B. An arbitrator to whom any cause has been referred for adjudication by the court of justice
C. An officer, who, by virtue of his office, is empowered to place or keep any person in confinement
D. An advocate, who practices law in a court of justice
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A' incites a dog to spring upon 'Z' without 'Z's consent. Here 'A' intends to cause injury, fear or annoyance to 'Z'.
A. 'A' uses criminal force to 'Z'
B. 'A' used force to 'Z'
C. 'A' uses assault to 'Z'
D. All of the above
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A prostitute, suffering from communicable disease, has sexual intercourse with a man representing that she was free from any disease commits
A. Unnatural offence
B. Hurt
C. Cheating
D. Mischief
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The offence of Section 361 of the Indian Penal Code is basically against
A. Family
B. Society
C. Any person
D. Lawful guardian
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A person held guilty for commission of an offence described under Section 326-A of the Indian Penal Code, is liable to be punished with imprisonment which shall not be less than ten years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life with fine, required to be paid to the victim. Such fine shall be-
A. Not less than Rs. 1,00,000/-
B. Not more than Rs. 5,00,000/-
C. Just and reasonable to meet the medical expenses of the treatment of victim
D. Determined by the Court but ins no case shall be less then Rs. 5,00,000/-
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Assertion (A): X and Y sitting on the bank of a river suddenly start fighting, and X throws Y into the river Y starts shouting and requests Z, a vendor on river bank, to save him, Z though knows swimming does not pay heed Y drowns. Z is not liable.
Reason (R): People must guard against reasonable probabilities but they are not expected to guard against fantastic possibilities.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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