Which of the following statements is correct:
A. In conspiracy, there is no distinction between principal and accessory
B. In conspiracy, principal and accessory are distinct
C. There has to be a distinction between principal and accessory in all offences
D. None of the above is correct
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A, being bound by an oath to state the truth, states that he believes a certain signature to be the handwriting of Z, when he does not believe it to be the handwriting of Z. Here if A gives evidence against Z then:
A. A's evidence is false
B. A's evidence is true
C. Z's evidence is false
D. None of them
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Wrongful confinement has been defined under:
A. Section 339 of Indian Penal Code
B. Section 340 of Indian Penal Code
C. Section 342 of Indian Penal Code
D. None of these
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Admiralty jurisdiction does not extend over
A. Offences committed on Indian ships on the High seas
B. Offences committed on foreign merchant ships in Indian territorial water
C. Offences committed on foreign warships in Indian territorial water
D. Piracy
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A workman throws snow from a roof giving warning. A passer by is killed. The workman is-
A. Guilty of murder
B. Guilty of culpable homicide not amount murder
C. Guilty of causing death by negligence
D. Not guilty since death was accidental
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A man is said to commit rape if he has sexual intercourse with a women with or without her consent, if her age is below . . . . . . . . years of age.
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A gives Z fifty strokes with a stick. Here A may have committed the offence of voluntarily causing hurt to Z by the whole beating and also by each of the blows which make up the whole beating. As per Section 71 of Indian Penal Code which of the following should be the punishment?
A. A is liable for every blow and should be imprisoned for fifty years one for each blow
B. A is only liable for blows he delivered on the victim
C. A is liable to one punishment for the whole beating
D. A should be separately punished for beating and delivering blows
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The offence of word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman under Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is triable by
A. Any Magistrate
B. Magistrate of First Class
C. Court of Sessions
D. None of the above
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Right to private defence under section 99
A. Extends to causing more harm than is necessary for the purpose of defence
B. Does not extend to causing more harm than is necessary for the purpose of defence
C. Does not extend to causing the harm necessary for the purpose of defence
D. Restricts the harm caused to be less than the one necessary for the purpose of defence
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If the act abetted is committed in consequence, the abettor is punishable with punishment provided for the offence
A. If the offence committed is the same as abetted
B. If the offence committed is different from the one abetted, for the offence committed
C. If the doer commits the offence with different intention than the abettor
D. All the above
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A principle relating to 'joint liability''-
That also serve who only stand and wait', was laid down in case of:
A. Mahbood Shah v. Emperor
B. Barendra Kumar Ghosh v. Emperor
C. Manindra Chandra Ghosh v. K. E.
D. Nanak Chand v. State of Punjab
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Imputed Criminal Liability Principle is laid down in which of the following provision/provisions:
A. Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code
B. Sections 34 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code
C. Section 108A of the Indian Penal Code
D. Section 120A of the Indian Penal Code
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A. Mens rea ⇔ R v. Prince
B. Necessity ⇔ D. P. P. v. Beard
C. Insanity ⇔ McNaughten's case
D. Intoxication ⇔ Basudeo v. State of Pepsu
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Under which provision of the Indian Penal Code appropriate Government may commute the punishment of imprisonment for life?
A. Section 52
B. Section 53
C. Section 54
D. Section 55
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Which one of the following correctly brings out the main distinction between Common Intention and Common Object?
A. Common intention creates specific offence whereas common object does not
B. Common intention as well as common object create specific offences
C. Common object creates specific offence whereas common intention does not
D. Both common objects as well as common intention do not create specific offence
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If an offender is sentenced to an imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, the term of solitary confinement shall not exceed
A. One month
B. Two months
C. Three months
D. No limit
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There shall be no appeal by a convicted person in any of the following cases
A. Where a High Court passes only a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months
B. Where a Sessions Court passes a sentence of the fine not exceeding Rs. 500
C. Where a Magistrate of first class passes a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month
D. All of the above
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Chapter XXA of Indian Penal Code is related to which of the following?
A. Offences relating to marriage
B. Cruelty by husband or relatives of husband
C. Criminal Breach of Contract of Service
D. Defamation
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Sonu Sardar v. State of Chhattisgarh, is a case related to the offence of:
A. Cheating
B. Defamation
C. Dacoity
D. Extortion
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Under section 498A of Indian Penal Code cruelty includes:
A. Physical cruelty only
B. Mental cruelty only
C. Harassment of the woman
D. Cruelty by wife
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