Consider the following statements in respect of criminal conspiracy:
1. There has to be always an agreement to commit an offence
2. The agreement must be between two or more persons
3. Unlawful means always be used
4. The agreement may be for any act prohibited by the law
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A' takes a camera belonging to 'B' out of his possession and without his consent with the intention of keeping it until he gets a reward from 'B' for its restoration. 'A' is guilty of:
Which of the following statement/statements is/are correct?
1. Mens rea means guilty knowledge of the wrong-doer
2. Indian Penal Code does not negate mens rea but requires mens rea of specific kind
3. Offences of kidnapping and abduction are punishable without mens rea
4. Mens rea is basic ingredient in a crime
In which of the following landmark cases, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court prescribed four-point test relating to Section 300, thirdly, of Indian Penal Code?
A, having pawned his gold locket to Z, takes it out of Z's possession without Z's consent, not having paid what he borrowed on the gold locket.
A has committed . . . . . . . .
Y picks X's pocket. Next day, X while buying 'paan' near his office finds Y paying money from X's purse. X catches hold of Y and tries to take back his purse. Y resists. X twists Y's arm with such force that it is broken. X is charged with causing hurt to Y. X can
X', a doctor informs his patient 'Y' that he has cancer which is in its last state. 'X' requests 'Y' to arrange his family affairs as he cannot survive for more than a couple of weeks. 'Y' dies because of shock on hearing this 'X' is:
A hotel situated at the bank of a water reservoir, despite objection, discharges its polluted water in the reservoir, causing fouls to reservoir water. For which offence under Indian Penal Code the Manager of the Hotel can be charged?
A instigates his six-years old daughter B to take away from C, a purse containing Rs. 1500. In this case which one of the following statements is correct?
The appellant was charged under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code with the murder of a sub-postmaster. Sub-postmaster was counting money in the backroom. Several persons appeared at the door of the office and demanded the post master to give up the money and immediately afterwards fired pistols at him. Postmaster died immediately and the assailants fled in different directions without taking money. One of them was chased and caught with a pistol in his hand. It was not clear as to who fired the fatal shot. While holding the appellant liable for murder the Privy Council laid down the following principles;
The employer has told the employee in the morning that when the employee leaves the office in the evening to go to his house, he should pick up Rs. 50,000 lying in the drawer of the employer and deliver the same of 'X', to whom the employer owes Rs. 50,000. At 12.00 noon, in the absence of the employer the employee picks up the money and absconds. The employee is liable to be charged for:
An automatic box was the property of the company. The box contained a slit of sufficient size to admit a coin and a projecting button. The box was so constructed that upon a coin being dropped into the slit and the button being pushed in, a chocolate would be ejected from the box. 'A' dropped into the slit a brass disc about the size and shape of the coin, and thereby obtained a chocolate. 'A' is
