Punishment provided for kidnapping for ransom in Indian Penal Code is
A. Upto seven years imprisonment
B. Life imprisonment only
C. Death sentence or life imprisonment
D. Ten years rigorous imprisonment
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A person who removes a purse from a dead accident victim's pocket commits the offence of:
A. Theft under section 379
B. Extortion under section 383
C. Robbery under section 392
D. Dishonest misappropriation under section 404
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Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A. Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India ⇔ Section 498-A, Indian Penal Code
B. K. N. Mehra v. State of Rajasthan ⇔ Section 378, Indian Penal Code
C. Niharendu Datt Majumdar v. Emperor ⇔ Section 124-A, Indian Penal Code
D. State of Haryana v. Raja Ram ⇔ Section 361, Indian Penal Code
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Appearance or colour of a legal right can be a defence to a prosecution for-
A. Theft
B. Criminal misappropriation
C. Mischief
D. Cheating
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A is the paramour of Z's wife. She gives a valuable property to A, which A knows to belong to Z, and A takes it dishonestly, without any authority of Z to give away. A has committed
A. The offence of theft
B. The offence of cheating
C. The offence of extortion
D. No offence
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In which of the following the right of private defence of property under Indian Penal Code, 1860, does not extend to causing death?
A. Robbery
B. House breaking by night
C. Mischief giving apprehension of death or grievous hurt
D. Mischief by fire
E. None of these
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A' under the influence of passion excited by a provocation given by 'Z', intentionally kills 'Y', who, is child of 'Z'. The offence committed by 'A' is:
A. Infanticide
B. Manslaughter
C. Culpable homicide amounting to murder
D. Culpable homicide not amounting to murder
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In which of the following cases, the offence of 'house-breaking' is not committed.
A. A commits house-trespass by entering Z's house through the door, having lifted a latch by putting a wire through a hole in the door
B. A finds the key of Z's house-door, which Z had lost, and commits house-trespass, by entering Z's house through that key
C. Z, the doorkeeper of Y, is standing in Y's doorway. A commits housetrespass by entering the house, having deterred Z from opposing him by threatening to beat him
D. Where a hole was made by burglars in the wall of a house but their way was blocked by beams on the other side
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To prosecute a person under Section 37 of the Indian Penal Cede, 1860, the following requirement is essential
A. Common Intention
B. Common Object
C. Cooperation
D. Similar Intention
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"A" is at work with a Hatchet: the head flies off and kills a man who is standing by. If there was no want of a proper caution on the part of A, his act is excusable and not an offence. It is contained in
A. Section 80 of Indian Penal Code
B. Section 84 of Indian Penal Code
C. Section 81 of Indian Penal Code
D. Section 85 of Indian Penal Code
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While attempting to murder, if such act causes hurt to any person-
A. Section 304 of Indian Penal Code
B. Section 305 of Indian Penal Code
C. Section 306 of Indian Penal Code
D. Section 307 of Indian Penal Code
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Consider the following statements:
The Actus reus is made up of
1. Human action which is usually termed 'conduct'.
2. The result of such act in the specified circumstances which is designated as 'injury'.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Y, a small boy was guarding the field. Z and M outsiders trespassed and stared harvesting, on protest by Y they beat him up and hearing his cries, X and P, Uncles of Y who were working in different directions, rushed in, one of them X, fired at the trespassers killing one of them and ran away. P was arrested and charged under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for murder read with section 34. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. He is liable for murder because of the similar intention of both the brothers
B. He is liable for murder because of the same intention of both the brothers
C. He is liable for murder because he was present when his brother forced at the trespassers
D. He is not liable because there was no common intention to kill
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To constitute the crime of "Robbery" which of the following is necessary?
A. Theft
B. Extortion
C. Cheating
D. Either theft or extortion
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X strike 'A'. 'A' is by this provocation excited to violent range, 'Y' a bystander intending to take advantage of 'A's rage and to cause him kill X gives a revolver into 'A's hand for that purpose. 'A' kills 'X' with the revolver:
A. A is liable for committing murder and Y is liable for abetting murder
B. A is liable for committing culpable homicide and Y is not liable
C. A is liable for committing culpable homicide and Y is liable for abetting culpable homicide not amounting to murder
D. A is not liable and Y is liable for abetting murder
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Some militants are hiding in a house occupied by an individual Militants are engaged in an attack on the police party by firing from the house. The police persons, to defend themselves, fire towards the house and an innocent person in the house is hit by the bullet and dies as a result. The police persons, are guilty of:
A. No offence
B. Culpable homicide not amounting to murder
C. Murder
D. Death by rash or negligent act
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Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding from a public servant is dealt under
A. Section 172 of Indian Penal Code
B. Section 173 of Indian Penal Code
C. Section 174 of Indian Penal Code
D. Section 175 of Indian Penal Code
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A person is said to give 'false evidence', if he
A. Being legally bound by an oath, or by an express provision of law to state the truth
B. Being bound by law to make a declaration upon any subject makes any statement which is false
C. Being bound by law to make a declaration upon any subject which he either knows or believes to be false, or does not believe to be true
D. All of the above
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The watch of X had been stolen. One day he finds it tied on the wrist of Y. In this context which one of the following statement is correct?
A. X has a right of self-defence
B. X has a right of private defence of property to recover the watch from Y even by use of force
C. X's right of private defence of property had come to an end
D. X's right of private defence of property revives as soon as he sees his watch in Y's possession
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In which of the following cases, an error or omission in charge is not material:
A. A is charged with cheating B, and the manner in which he cheated B is not set out in the charge, or is set out incorrectly. A defends himself, calls witnesses and gives his own account of the transaction
B. A is charged with cheating B, and the manner in which he cheated B is not set out in the charge. There were many transactions between A and B, and A had no means of knowing to which of them the charge referred, and offered no defence
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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