Whoever destroys or moves any landmark fixed by the authority of a public servant shall be held guilty of
A. Public nuisance under Section 268, Indian Penal Code
B. Mischief under Section 434, Indian Penal Code
C. Negligent conduct with regard to public property under Section 288, Indian Penal Code
D. No offence as public property belongs to the public
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Which of the following is/are correct?
For an offence of extortion
1. It is necessary that the threat made and the property received be by one and the same person.
2. It is not necessary that the person who received threat and the person who delivered the property be one and the same person.
Select the correct answer:
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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A' a foreigner stabbed 'B' another foreigner in a foreign vessel on the high seas. Both 'A' and 'B were brought to Bombay for treatment where 'B' died. 'A'is also available in Bombay. Which one of the following propositions is correct in respect of applicability is correct in respect of applicability of Indian Penal Code (IPC) to the trial of 'A'?
A. As both the deceased and the accused belong to foreign countries and the occurrence of offence has taken place on the high seas, Indian Penal Code is not applicable to 'A' and hence he cannot be prosecuted in India
B. Indian Penal Code is absolutely not applicable to a foreigner and hence 'B' cannot be tried in India
C. As the offence is completed in India territories and accused 'A' is available in India. Indian Penal Code is applicable and he should be tried at Bombay
D. As Indian Penal Code is applicable to Indians as well as to foreigners 'A' must be tried in India
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P is found in possession of a document purporting to be a will of 'Q' in favour of 'P', bearing forged signatures of 'Q', intending that the will shall be fraudulently used as genuine after the death of 'Q'. 'P' has committed
A. No offence as it is mere preparatory to lay a claim
B. No offence till the will is used
C. Has committed an offence as mere possession of such document in such circumstances is penal
D. None of these
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Which of the following is not an offence?
A. Suicide
B. Murder
C. Preparation to dacoity
D. Attempt to murder
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Under section 149 of Indian Penal Code if an offence is committed by a member of the unlawful assembly in furtherance of their common object
A. Every person who at that time was a member of that assembly shall be guilty of that offence
B. Only the person committing the offence shall be guilty of that offence and all shall be guilty of unlawful assembly only
C. Only that person committing the offence shall be guilty and others shall not be guilty of any offence
D. Either B or C
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If the appellants are liable to be convicted only for their individual acts then
A. Section 34 Indian Penal Code can be invoked
B. Section 34 Indian Penal Code cannot be invoked
C. Section 149 Indian Penal Code can be invoked
D. Section 149 Indian Penal Code cannot be invoked
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Give the incorrect response.
A. Where there is sufficient time of cooling down, there would be no sudden provocation
B. Only words of gesture can cause grave provocation
C. Under exception first of Section 300 the provocation must be grave and sudden
D. Confession of adultery by wife to her husband by wife is grave and sudden provocation
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Which of the following statement of law is incorrect in the context of decision of Supreme Court in Sakiri Vasu v. State of Uttar Pradesh (AIR 2008 SC 907).
A. Magistrate has power to direct police to register FIR (First Information Report)
B. Magistrate can monitor investigation
C. Magistrate can order reinvestigation and re-opening of investigation on submission of final report by Police if investigation not done satisfactorily
D. Magistrate cannot direct C. B. I. (Central Bureau of Investigation) to investigate
E. None of these
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A and Z agree to fence with each other for amusement. This agreement implies the consent of each to suffer any harm which, in the course of such fencing, may be caused without foul play. A while playing fairly, hurts Z and as a result Z dies. A is liable:
A. For causing hurt to Z
B. For murder to Z by negligence
C. For no offence
D. For culpable homicide not amounting to murder
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Which ingredient is not essential for rioting?
A. Unlawful assembly of five or more persons
B. Common object of the unlawful assembly as specified under Section 141
C. Accused joined or continued in such unlawful assembly
D. There must be definite disturbance of the public peace on public place
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Under Section 498A cruelty means mental and physical torture-
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Only demand of dowry includes
D. Only physical torture includes
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Which one of the following offences cannot be summarily tried?
A. Grievous hurt
B. Theft when the value of stolen property is below Rs. 200
C. Offences relating to Sections 454 and 456 of the Indian Penal Code
D. Offence of abetment of the offences enumerated under Section 260(vii) of the criminal procedure code
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Which of the following punishment have been abolished
A. Death penalty
B. Whipping
C. Detention in reformatories
D. Both B and C
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Which of the following statement best explains the phrase 'Devil's Advocate'?
A. Expressing contentious opinion
B. Expressing discontentment
C. Arguing for the sake of argument
D. Arguing for the guilty
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The defence of mental disorder (infirmity) will be available to a person, when that mental disorder was:
A. At the time of committing the act
B. Before committing the act
C. After committing the act
D. During trial
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List I
List II
a. A and B go to murder X under a common understanding A stood as a guard near the gate and B stabs X
1. Mistake of fact in good faith
b. A Police Officer received a warrant to arrest X believing Y to be X, he arrests Y
2. Criminal misappropriation
c. X, a Hindu, divorced his wife and refused to return her money clothes and ornaments despite her repeated demands
3. Joint liability
d. A finds a gold ring on a railway platform. He picked it. Instead of returning to the Railway Authorities, he sold it immediately
4. Criminal breach of trust
A. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
B. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
C. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
D. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
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A is beating Z, Y interferes and A intentionally strikes Y here as the blow given to Y is not a part of the act where by A voluntarily causes hurt to Z, A is liable to one punishment for voluntarily causing hurt to Z and to another for the blow given to Y:
A. Wrong
B. A will be punished once as act is done during the same transaction
C. If Y would have not interfere A would have not beaten him so A is not caused blow to Y intentionally so A will not be punished to cause hurt to Y
D. Right
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The right granted under Section 100 of the Indian Penal Code to the extent of causing death can be exercised against an assault which reasonably causes an apprehension that death will otherwise be the consequences of the assault. The above rule has been explained by the Supreme Court in which of the famous cases:
A. Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration
B. Brij Kishore v. State of Uttar Pradesh
C. Amjad Khan v. State
D. Ramaswamy v. State of Madras
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Misconduct in public by a drunken person is
A. Public mischief
B. Annoyance
C. Intentional insult
D. All of the above
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