Whoever causes death of a person by rash or negligent act not amounting to murder is liable to be punished with
A. Imprisonment extending up to three years
B. With fine
C. With imprisonment extending to two years and fine
D. With imprisonment extending to two years or fine or both
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A' handed over his watch to a watchsmith for repairing. In order to not pay the repairing charges 'A' picked up his watch from the shop, when the watchsmith was not looking. In this case
A. A' is guilty of criminal breach of trust
B. 'A' is guilty of cheating
C. 'A' is guilty of theft
D. A' is not guilty of any offence because the watch, he picked up was his own. However, he should pay the repairing charges to watch-smith
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Consider the following statement:
Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code does not apply where:
1. Five or more person assembled where one killed A
2. A and B who are enemies of C decided distinctly of kill C. A killed C when B was also present
3. The presence of any person, who participated in the pre-arranged plan, is not necessary at the time of actual commission of the crime
4. Privity of mind of all the accused is an essential ingredient for the commission of crime of these statements:
A. 1, 2 and 4 are correct
B. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
C. 2, 3 and 4 are correct
D. 1, 3 and 4 are correct
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What amounts to grave and sudden provocation in a given case is:
A. A question of law
B. A question of fact
C. A mixed question of fact and law
D. All of the above
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Abettor is a person
A. Who commits the offence
B. Who instigates the commission of offence
C. Against whom the offenceis committed
D. Who is innocent
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Under section 82 of The Indian Penal Code, which is the age of a child under which the act done by it, is not an offence?
A. Sixteen years
B. Eighteen years
C. Seven years
D. Fourteen years
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X, with the intention to kill Y, supplies him a poisoned apple. Y discovers that the apple is poisoned and gives it to a minor child to eat. The child eats it and dies. In this case:
A. X is guilty of murder and Yare guilty of abetment or murder
B. X as well as Yare guilty of murder
C. Y is guilty of murder and X does not commit any offence
D. X is guilty of attempt to murder and Y is guilty of murder
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Match the following:
List I
List II
a. Culpable homicide
1. Section 309
b. Murder
2. Section 306
c. Abetment of suicide
3. Section 300
d. Attempt to commit suicide
4. Section 299
A. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
D. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
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Mens Rea can be excluded by
A. Express provisions of law
B. Necessary Implication
C. Both option A and B
D. None of these
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B, a man of unsound mind, sets fire to a dwelling house on A's instigation. Here, B is exempted from criminal liability (Section 84, Indian Penal Code), but A is guilty of abetting mischief by fire with intent to destroy the house. The principle for this criminal liability may be explained by which one of the following explanations?
A. The abetment of an offence being an offence, the abetment of such an abetment is also an offence
B. The person who has been instigated to commit an offence may not be liable under criminal law for his act because of his being of unsound mind at the time of committing the offence but the abetment to commit mischief by fire being an offence, abetment of such offence incurs liability
C. To constitute offence of abetment it is not necessary that the act abetted should be committed
D. It is not necessary to the commission of the offence by conspiracy that the abettor should work in concert with the person who commits it
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"A" in India instigates "B" a foreigner in Pakistan to commit a murder in Pakistan. "B" commits murder. In this case
A. 'A' is guilty of abetting murder
B. A' is not guilty of any offence
C. 'A' is liable for committing murder
D. None of the above answer is correct
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The expression 'harm' is used in Section 81 of the Indian Penal Code in the sense of
A. Hurt
B. Injury or damage
C. Physical injury
D. Moral wrong or evil
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A' threatens to set a savage dog at 'Z', if 'Z' goes along a path which 'Z' has a right to go.
A. No offence
B. Offence of hurt
C. Wrongful restraint
D. Wrongful confinement
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Which one of the following statements correctly describes the concept of "Mens rea"?
A. Mens rea need be present at the stage of planning, but not at the state of commission of the offence
B. Mens rea should be excluded unless the statute specifically requires it to be proved
C. Absolute prohibition is not required to negative mens rea
D. If the statute is silent about mens rea as a general rule it should be read to the statue
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Is it an indispensable element of dishonesty as defined in Section 24 with Section 23 that the alleged wrongful gain should be intended to be caused to a person who is not legally entitled to the property?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Depends
D. None of these
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"A" a police officer without warrant apprehends "Z" who has committed murder. "A" has committed the offence of
A. Wrongful confinement
B. Wrongful restraint
C. A and B both
D. No offence
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By which court offence under Section 324, Indian Penal Code, 1860 is triable?
A. Judicial Magistrate first class
B. Any Magistrate
C. Chief Judicial Magistrate
D. Magistrate of the Second class
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The offence of "criminal breach of trust" is described in:
A. Section 405 of Indian Penal Code
B. Section 406 of Indian Penal Code
C. Section 378 of Indian Penal Code
D. Section 379 of Indian Penal Code
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Which of the following is not necessary to constitute abetment by conspiracy?
A. A conspiracy between two or more persons
B. An act or illegal omission must take place in pursuance of that conspiracy
C. Such an act or illegal omission must also take place in order to do the thing conspired
D. The abettor should concert the offence with the person who commits it
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In which one of the following cases Section 499 and Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 have been recently declared Constitutional by the Supreme Court?
A. Subramanium Swamy v. Union of India
B. Rajkumar Gupta v. Union of India
C. Janet Jaypaul v. SRM University
D. Abhay Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
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