Which one of the following statement is correct?
A. Every, culpable homicide is murder
B. Death caused by negligent act is murder
C. Every murder is culpable homicide
D. Death caused in course of quarrel is murder
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Planning to commit a theft is
A. A cognizable offence
B. No offence in itself
C. Strict criminal liability
D. Conspiracy
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Under the general principle of Criminal Law, the jurisdiction to try a person for an offence depends upon
A. Place where such person is found
B. Place where crime committed within local area
C. The nationality of the offender
D. None of the above
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In cases of robbery or dacoity, the right of private defence extends voluntarily causing:
A. Any harm including death
B. Any harm other than death
C. Any harm other than grievous hurt
D. Both B and C
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Indian Penal Code, 1860: For an offence of kidnapping, the age of victim minor male child should be
A. Under 14 years
B. Under 16 years
C. Under 18 years
D. Under 21 years
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A' and 'B' are good friends. 'A' proposes 'B' for marriage, but she denies. 'A', in suspicion of B's love affair with somebody else, monitors the use of mobile phone and e-mail account by 'B'. What offence has been committed by 'A'?
A. Outrage the modesty
B. Voyeurism
C. Stalking
D. None of the above
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In which one of the following circumstances, the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death?
A. Reasonable apprehension to cause simple hurt
B. Reasonable apprehension to cause simple theft
C. Reasonable apprehension of causing wrongful restraint
D. An act of throwing or administering acid or of such an attempt that reasonably causes apprehension of grievous hurt
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Every person has a right of private defence of his own body and the body of any other person against any offence affecting the human body, has been provided
A. Under section 96 of Indian Penal Code
B. Under section 97 of Indian Penal Code
C. Under section 98 of Indian Penal Code
D. Under section 99 of Indian Penal Code
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A' removes jewels from a deceased person. He will be prosecuted and punished under
A. Section 379 Indian Penal Code
B. Section 403 Indian Penal Code
C. Section 404 Indian Penal Code
D. Section 405 Indian Penal Code
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The distinction between Section 299 and Section 300 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 was first elaborately discussed in the following case:
A. Vasudev v. Uttar Pradesh
B. Dau Dayal v. State
C. Om Prakash v. State of Punjab
D. R. v. Govinda
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State in which of the following cases, P is guilty of attempting to commit the offence:
A. P, in order to forge a document purporting to be executed by Q, sends his servant to buy a stamp paper in the name of Q. As the servant reaches stamp shop, he is arrested
B. P shoots at Q whose back is towards him. The attempt fails as Q is beyond the range of the gun
C. P pours half a pint of substance from a bottle marked "poison" into the whisky of Q. Q is not aware. It turns out that bottle did not contain any poison
D. P administers some noxious substance to a woman so that an abortion results. The woman was not pregnant
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Section 511 of Indian Penal Code is not applicable to
A. Attempt to commit suicide
B. Attempt to commit rape
C. Attempt to hurt
D. Attempt to theft
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A' dies in possession of a diamond ring and a gold chain. His servant 'B', before the said ring and gold chain come into possession of any person entitled to such possession, dishonestly misappropriates the same. 'B' has committed an offence
A. Under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code
B. Under Section 379 of Indian Penal Code
C. Under Section 404 of Indian Penal Code
D. Under Section 409 of Indian Penal Code
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A person who causes bodily injury to another who is labouring under a disorder, disease or bodily infirmity and thereby accelerates the death of that other, shall be deemed to have caused his death, by virtue of:
A. Explanation I to Section 299
B. Explanation I to Section 300
C. Explanation II to Section 299
D. Explanation III to Section 299
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Which of the following is not a requirement for a foreign judgment to be conclusive:
A. It must be given on merits of the case
B. It must be pronounced by a Court of competent jurisdiction
C. It was not obtained by fraud
D. It is by a court in an enemy country
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In case the accused is not able to establish conclusively that he was insane at the time he committed the offence, which of the following will be true to entitle the Court to acquit the accused on the ground that the general burden of proof resting on the prosecution was not discharged?
A. The evidence placed before the Court by the accused may raise a reasonable doubt in the mind of the Court as regards one or more of the ingredients of the offence including mens rea of the accused
B. The evidence placed before the Court by the prosecution may raise a reasonable doubt in the mind of the Court as regards one or more of the ingredients of the offence including mens rea of the accused
C. Either A or B
D. None of then
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Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc. and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony has been provided under which of the following sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
A. Section 153A
B. Section 153AA
C. Section 153B
D. Section 154
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A Police officer arrested and detained a person in the lockup despite production of bail orders from the court. The police officer is guilty of:
A. Wrongful restrainment
B. Wrongful confinement
C. Abduction
D. Kidnapping
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The rule is that penal statutes must be constructed
A. Liberally
B. Strictly
C. Golden rule
D. Mischievous
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The jurisdiction to try a person for an offense depends upon, under the general principle of criminal law is . . . . . . . .
A. Place of commission of crime, within local area of such jurisdiction
B. A place where such person is found
C. Nationality of the person
D. None of the above
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