Consider the following statements:
1. In the case of Mithu v. State of Punjab, the constitutional validity of Section 303 of the Indian Penal Code was examined by the Supreme Court of India and held that this Section violates Article 14 and Article 21 of the Constitution,
2. Counsel for appellants/petitioners in the above case contended that Section 303 of the Indian Penal Code is arbitrary, because it authorizes deprivation of life by an unjust and unfair procedure.
3. Section 303 of the Indian Penal Code provides punishment for culpable homicide by causing death of person other that the person whose death was intended.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 provides that right of private defence of body extends to causing harm short of death?
Section 292, Indian Penal Code makes the selling, hiring, distributing, publically-exhibiting, importing exporting etc., of obscene books an offence. A was prosecuted for selling a book by the name of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', written by D. H. Lawrence which was found to be an obscene book. The accused pleaded that he did not know the contents of the book. The accused is guilty of
Assertion (A): X. because of unsound state of mind and not knowing the nature of the act, attacks Y, who in self-defence and in order to ward off the attack, hits him thereby injuring him. Y has not committed an offence. Reason (R): Y had a right of private defense against X under Section 98 of the Indian Penal Code:
It was found that disclosure statement made by the deceased led to the recovery of gold ornaments worn by the deceased, weapons used in crime and blood stained clothes of accused. In which of following cases the conviction was held by the court as proper under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code?
A' sent through the post office, a packet containing seditious publications, with a covering letter requesting the addressee to circulate it to others. It was intercepted and never reached the addressee . 'A'