The Supreme Court of India has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 497 of Indian Penal Code (Adultery) in:
A. Smt. Sowmithri Vishnu v. Union of India
B. K. M. Nanawati v. State of Maharashtra
C. Priya Bala Ghosh v. Suresh Chandra Ghosh
D. Sukhbeer Singh v. State of Haryana
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Indian Penal Code makes imputations and assertions prejudicial to national integration as an offence under:
A. Section 153
B. Section 153A
C. Section 153B
D. Section 154
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A enters by night which he is legally entitled to enter. Z, in good faith mistaking A to be a burglar attacks him.
A. Z has no offence as he acts under misconception
B. Z is guilty
C. A has the same right of private defence against Z under the same circumstance
D. Both A and C
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In an offence of criminal breach of trust, what is necessarily involved?
A. Registered society
B. Registered trust
C. Registered or unregistered trust
D. Property
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Indian Penal Code-When an act is abetted and a different act is done, the abettor is liable for the act
A. Abetted
B. Abetted and committed
C. Done, in the same manner and to the same extent as is he had directly abetted
D. None of the above
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Which of the following sections of Indian Penal Code, Act done in pursuant to judgement or order of a court is not an offence?
A. Section 78
B. Section 79
C. Section 90
D. Section 91
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The requirement of possession has been highlighted by illustrations
A. (a), (b), (c) and (d) in Section 378 of Indian Penal Code
B. (b), (c), (d) and (e) in Section 278 of Indian Penal Code
C. (c), (d), (e) and (f) in Section 378 of Indian Penal Code
D. (d), (e), (f) and (g) in Section 378 of Indian Penal Code
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In which of the following cases, the offence of theft has not been committed?
A. A cuts trees in the land belong to Z. Before A could take away the cut trees, he is apprehended
B. A puts a piece of meat in his bag. B's dog follows him. B is not aware of movement of his dog. When A reached his house, he saw the dog and chained it inside his house
C. A finds a ring lying on the roadside. A takes the ring and keeps the same with himself
D. A had pawned his watch with X. Without X's consent, A takes back his watch without paying the money for which the watch was pawned
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Which of the factors fall under the limits within which the right of private defense should be exercised?
A. Where there is time to have recourse to the protection of the public authorities
B. When a public servant performs an act in good faith
C. An act committed strictly in conformity with law
D. Where the act was irregular and outside the scope of power
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Section 354D Indian Penal Code is related to-
A. Voyeurism
B. Touching of woman with sexual Intent
C. Disrobe a woman in a public place
D. Stalking
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In case of an offence under Section 366, Indian Penal Code delay in lodging FIR (First Information Report) by father for three days does not justify rejection of the prosecution case. In which of the following was it upheld?
A. Piyus Ekka v. State of Orissa, 1991
B. Shabir Rashid v. State, 1969
C. Jang Singh v. State of Rajasthan, 1984
D. Mukesh v. State, 2008
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Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property is dealt under
A. Section 169 of Indian Penal Code
B. Section 170 of Indian Penal Code
C. Section 171 of Indian Penal Code
D. Section 172 of Indian Penal Code
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Which one of the following statements correctly distinguished theft from extortion?
A. In theft, there is dishonest intention whereas in extortion it is not there
B. In extortion there is dishonest intention whereas in theft it is not there
C. In theft, there is dishonest intention whereas in extortion it is fraudulent intention
D. In theft, there is taking of property whereas in extortion there is delivery of property
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Which of the following combination is correctly matched?
A. Involuntary Intoxication ⇔ Section 86
B. Basudeo v. State of Pepsu ⇔ Section 86
C. Attempt to Commit Suicide ⇔ Section 306
D. Bigamy ⇔ Section 497
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Under Indian Penal Code, 1860 any assembly of five or more persons is not an unlawful assembly if there common object is:
A. To compel any person to do what he is legally bound to do
B. To commit mischief
C. To commit criminal trespass
D. To obtain property forcefully
E. None of these
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In a pre-meditated offence . . . . . . . . are involved in the commission of the offence
A. Two stages
B. Three stages
C. Four stages
D. Five stages
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A' had a child whom he wanted to kill. For this purpose, he gave 'B', who was taking care of the child, a piece of cake, which had poison in it, and asked 'B' to feed the child the cake. 'B', however ate the cake himself and dies as a result. Which of the following statements is accurate:
A. A' will be liable for the offence of murder
B. A' will not be liable for the offence of murder
C. A' will be liable for abetment to murder
D. A' will be liable for conspiracy to commit murder
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In which one of the following cases was the distinction between common intention and similar intention pointed out?
A. Barendra Kumar Ghosh v. King Emperor
B. Mahboob Shah v. King Emperor
C. Ram Prasad v. State of Uttar Pradesh
D. J. M. Desai v. State of Bombay
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A, by pledging as diamonds articles which he knows are not diamonds intentionally deceives Z, and thereby dishonestly induces Z to lend money.
A. A is guilty of cheating under Section 412, Indian Penal Code
B. A is guilty of cheating under Section 415, Indian Penal Code
C. A is guilty of cheating under Section 420, Indian Penal Code
D. None of them
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A finds a valuable ring, not knowing to whom it belongs. A sells it immediately without attempting to discover the owner. A is guilty of an offence of
A. Dishonest misappropriation of property
B. Criminal breach of trust
C. Theft
D. No offence
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