An act which would otherwise be crime may in some cases be excused if the person accused of it shows that all except
A. It was done only in order to avoid consequences
B. Nothing was done than was reasonably necessary
C. The evil inflicted was not disproportionate to the evil avoided
D. None of the above
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Which of the following is not inchoate crime?
A. Attempt
B. Criminal conspiracy
C. Abetment
D. Kidnapping
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The Supreme Court in 2017 read down Exception 2 to Section 375 Indian Penal Code to be meaningfully read as: "Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under eighteen years of age, is not rape," in the case of:
A. Independent Thought v. Union of India
B. Assn. for Social Justice & Research v. Union of India
C. Court on its Own Motion (Lajja Devi) v. State
D. None of the above
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A snake-charmer while showing his play claims to cure the snake bite. The deceased got himself a snake bite believing on assurance of the snakecharmer. The snake-charmer could not cure the deceased. The snake-charmer is liable for:
A. Murder
B. Cheating
C. May be liable for culpable homicide
D. Liable for nothing
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Which Section of India Penal Code was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Mithu v. State (1983).
A. Section 120B
B. Section 303
C. Section 309
D. Section 307
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Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace, is punishable under:
A. Section 508, Indian Penal Code
B. Section 507, Indian Penal Code
C. Section 503, Indian Penal Code
D. Section 504, Indian Penal Code
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Consider the following statements.
To constitute abetment, it is:
1. Every murder is culpable homicide
2. Every culpable homicide is murder
3. Every robbery is either theft or extortion
4. Every extortion is robbery
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. A and C
B. B and C
C. A and D
D. B and D
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Z, a self-styled expert in family planning, gave Y some chemical. After the consumption of the chemical the child in the womb of Y died in the womb. What offence has Z committed?
A. Z has committed the offence of murder
B. Z has committed the offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder
C. Z has committed the offence of causing miscarriage
D. Z has committed no offence
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X finds one thousand rupee's note on the public road. He does not know to whom the note belongs. X pick up the note. Here X has:
A. Not committed any offence
B. Committed dishonest misappropriation of property
C. Committed robbery
D. Committed theft
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A child of 9 years of age stole a gold necklace and immediately afterwards sold it to the accused. Is he guilty of theft?
A. The child is not guilty as he lacked a Sufficient maturity of understanding
B. The child is guilty as he has attained a sufficient maturity of understanding to judge the nature and consequences of his conduct on that occasion
C. The child is not guilty, as he was below 12 years of age
D. None of the above
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Under Section 362 of Indian Penal Code the offence of abduction may be committed with
A. A girl under 18 years of age
B. A boy under 16 years of age
C. A person of unsound mind
D. None of the above is correct
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Read the following:
1. The maxim "Actus me invito factus non est mens actus" find application in Section 94 of the Indian Penal Code.
2. The maxim "deminimis non curat lex" has been incorporated in Section 95 of the Indian Penal Code.
Of the above
A. 1 is true but 2 is false
B. 1 is false but 2 is true
C. Both 1 and 2 are true
D. Both 1 and 2 are false
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The right to protect one's own person and property against the unlawful aggression of others is known as
A. The right of private defence
B. Volenti non fit injuria
C. An act done by the consent of the other
D. None of the above
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A' house owner tortures his tenant 'B' in order to compel him to pay his rent and realises his' dues without causing any hurt to 'B'. Here-
A. A' is liable for criminal intimidation under Section 503 of Indian Penal Code
B. A' is liable for using criminal force under Section 350 to Indian Penal Code
C. A' is liable for extortion under Section 383 of Indian Penal Code
D. A' is liable for assault under Section 351 of Indian Penal Code
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Cruelty under section 498A includes
A. Wilful conduct likely to drive the women to commit suicide
B. Wilful conduct likely to cause grave injury danger to life, limb or health
C. Harassment with a view to coerce her to meet any unlawful demand of dowry
D. All of the above
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Which of the following provisions is based on the maxim "De minimis non curat lex"?
A. Section 80
B. Section 84
C. Section 95
D. Section 87
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Point out the statement which is wrong.
A. International destruction of property for causing wrongful loss to any person is 'miscnief'
B. Intentionally putting any person in fear of injury and thereby dishonestly inducing him to deliver any property is 'extortion'
C. Five or more persons conjointly committing robbery amounts to 'dacoity'
D. Two or more persons quarrelling anywhere commit 'affray'
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A, a surgeon, knowing that a particular operation is likely to cause the death of Z, who suffers under painful complaint, but not intending to cause Z's death, and intending, in good faith, for Z's benefit, performs the operation with Z's consent.
A. A is guilty of culpable homicide
B. A deliberately caused the Z's death
C. A is not guilty of any offence
D. None of them
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The principle of Jus Necessitatis is incorporated as an exception to criminal liability under which section of the Indian Penal Code?
A. Section 80
B. Section 81
C. Section 87
D. Section 90
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Grave and sudden provocation in case of commission of offence of murder is a:
A. Question of law
B. Presumption under the law
C. Question of fact
D. Mixed question of fact and law
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