Indian Penal Code: In case of assault with the intention to gratifying unnatural lust, the right of private defence of body extends voluntarily causing
A. Any aim including death
B. Any harm other then death
C. Any harm other then grievous hurt
D. Any harm including grievous hurt
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List I
List II
a. Liability for the act of another person
1. Strict criminal liability
b. An unlawful act without criminal intention
2. No offence in itself
c. Planning to commit a theft
3. Abetment
d. Instigating a person to commit an offence
4. Vicarious Liability
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
D. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
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A, B, C, D and E entered the house of a prosperous businessman at 12.30AM breaking open the kitchen door. Having planned to rob, they administered chloroform to the middle aged couple. While A, B, C and D managed to find money and gold ornaments in one of the cupboards, E went up to the first floor to look for more cupboards. When he entered the bedroom upstairs he found a beautiful girl fast asleep. After administering chloroform, he raped her and then rushed downstairs not venturing to steal anything. However, while leaving the gate, all the five were caught by the police. Which one among the following is the correct proposition of law?
A. A, B, C, D and E should be convicted for dacoity and rape read with Section 34, Indian Penal Code
B. As E did not steal anything, E should be convicted only for rape
C. A, B, C, D and E should be convicted for house breaking by night, criminal trespass, dacoity and rape read with Section 34, Indian Penal Code
D. A, B, C, D and E should be convicted for house breaking by night, criminal trespass and dacoity read with Section 34, Indian Penal Code but only E should be convicted for rape
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A hangman who hangs the prisoners pursuant to the order of the court is exempt from criminal liability by virtue of:
A. Section 77 of Indian Penal Code
B. Section 78 of Indian Penal Code
C. Section 79 of Indian Penal Code
D. Section 76 of Indian Penal Code
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Imprisonment for non-payment of fine shall terminate
A. On payment of fine
B. On expiry of the term of imprisonment for non-payment
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
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X' knows 'Y' is suffering from a disease in his head and a blow to Yon his head is likely to cause his death. 'X' gives a fist blow to 'Y' on his head. 'Y' died. 'X' is guilty of:
A. Culpable homicide only
B. Murder
C. Causing hurt
D. No offence
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Give the incorrect response. Section 90 of Indian Penal Code lays down that in following cases, consent shall not be a valid consent
A. Consent given by a person under fear of injury or under a misconception of fact, provided the person doing the act knows or has reason to believe that the consent was given in consequence of such fear or misconception
B. The consent is given by a person who from unsoundness of mind, or intoxication, is unable to understand the nature and consequence of that to which he gives his consent
C. If the consent is given by a person who is under 18 years of age
D. If the consent is given by a person who is under 12 years of age
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Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe is punishable under which section of Indian Penal Code, 1860?
A. Section 376A
B. Section 354B
C. Section 354D
D. Section 376D
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Acts against which the right of private defence is not available have been laid down in Section . . . . . . . . of the Indian Penal Code
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Criminal breach of trust on an offence signifies
A. Entrustment
B. Demand
C. Refusal
D. All the above
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In which of the following case the person is not guilty of any offence?
A. An adult man kills her another person with a knife
B. An adult women kills her newly born child
C. A man of 75 years of age commits rape on woman
D. A child under the age of 7 years shoots his father with a revolver and the father dies
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Which one of the following punishments is provided under the Indian Penal Code for voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid etc. and thereby disfigures any part of body?
A. Imprisonment which shall not be less than 10 years and which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine
B. Imprisonment which may extend to 10 years and with fine
C. Imprisonment for life and with fine
D. Imprisonment which shall not be less than 7 years and which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine
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The Indian Penal Code was formulated by the British during which period
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Which one of the following pair is incorrect?
A. Section 391, Indian Penal Code ⇔ Punishment for dacoity
B. Section 445, Indian Penal Code ⇔ House breaking
C. Chapter VIII, Indian Contract Act ⇔ Indemnity and guarantee
D. Section 73, Indian Contract Act ⇔ Consequences of breach of contract
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A abets B to commit a theft from the house of C, B finding an opportunity picks C's pocket while C was travelling by a bus. Give the Correct answer:
A. A is responsible for abetment of theft
B. A is not responsible for abetment of picking of pocket
C. A is not responsible for abetment of committing theft because theft has not been committed from the house
D. All the above are correct
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Culpable homicide is not murder if it is committed:
A. When the offender is acting in anger
B. When the offender is acting under the spell of madness
C. With the consent of the victim, who has completed 18 years of age
D. With the consent of the victim who has completed 12 years of age
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State of Andhra Pradesh v. R. Punnayya case deals with distinction between which of following Sections of Indian Penal Code?
A. Section 501 and 502
B. Sections 299 and 300
C. Section 304A and 304B
D. Sections 305 and 306
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A sees B drowning in the river, but does not save him. B is drowned. A has committed
A. The offence of murder
B. The offence of abetment of suicide
C. The offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder
D. No offence
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Where an offence is punishable with imprisonment as well as fine, the term for which the court can direct the offender to be imprisonment in default of payment of fine shall not exceed
A. One fourth of the term of imprisonment which is the maximum fixed for the offence
B. One fourth of the term of imprisonment to which the offender has been sentenced
C. One fifth of the term of imprisonment to which the offender has been sentenced
D. One fifth of the term of imprisonment which is the maximum fixed for the offence
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Section 153AA has been inserted in the Indian Penal Code, 1860, by which of the following Criminal Law Amendment Act
A. Act of 2001
B. Act of 2003
C. Act of 2005
D. Act of 2006
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