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Criminal Law and Procedure - IPC and CrPC

Covers substantive criminal law under Indian Penal Code and procedural aspects under Code of Criminal Procedure including investigation, trial, and sentencing.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. Every culpable homicide is murder.
  2. Death caused by negligent act is murder.
  3. Every murder is culpable homicide.
  4. Death caused in course of quarrel is murder.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An Executive Magistrate may act even ex-parte under Section 144, code of criminal procedure 1973 if immediate prevention or speedy remedy is desirable

  1. to prevent obstruction, annoyance or injury to any lawfully employed person
  2. to avoid danger to human life, health or safety
  3. to avoid disturbance to public peace and tranquility, riot or affray
  4. on any one or all of the above grounds
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. High courts should not pass interim orders which are likely to hamper investigator.
  2. A Magistrate can under Section 156 (3), code of criminal procedure, 1973 send a complaint of non-cognizable offence to the police.
  3. The power if the Magistrate of the first class to take cognizance of cognizable offence may be impaired by territorial restrictions.
  4. During the course of investigation by the police, the question of cross examination does not arise.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

While exercising its inherent powers under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 even the High Court cannot

  1. review its own judgement
  2. convert itself court of appeal when the legislature has not conferred a right to appeal to it
  3. grant police custody from judicial custody
  4. do all the mentioned things
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An accused can take an application for plea bargaining if and when he is alleged to have committed the offence

  1. of murder
  2. affecting socio-economic condition of the country
  3. theft
  4. affecting women or children below the age of 14 years
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a criminal case, documents are exhibited as which one of the following?

  1. Ex - 1 by one party and Ex - A - 1 by the other
  2. Ex - P - 1 by one party and Ex - D - 1 by the other
  3. Ex - X - 1 by one party and Ex - Y - 1 by the other
  4. Ex - M - 1 by one party and Ex - N - 1 by the other
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A knows that B is suffering from a heart disease and also that if a blow is given to B on his chest, it is likely to cause his death. Knowing this, A gives blow on B s chest causing B s death. A is guilty of

  1. murder
  2. culpable homicide not amounting to murder
  3. grievous hurt
  4. causing death by rash of negligent act
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A intentionally causes Z s death partly by illegally omitting to give Z food and partly by beating Z. A is liable for murder by virtue of which one of the following sections of the Indian Penal Code?

  1. Section 36
  2. Section 37
  3. Section 34
  4. Section 35
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An application for residential order shall be made by a victim of domestic violence before a

  1. Civil Judge (Senior Division)
  2. Magistrate of the First Class
  3. Family Court
  4. Mediation Centre established by the High Court
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Importation of a girl from foreign country into India to force her for sexual intercourse with any other man is a punishable offence under section 366B of IPC provided the age of girl is

  1. below 14 years
  2. below 16 years
  3. below 18 years
  4. below 21 years
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A intending to murder B by poison, purchases poison and mixes the same in a glass of water. He gives it to the bearer to serve it to ‘B’. The bearer while approaching B loses the balance and glass drops out of his plate. What offence has A committed?

  1. A has committed no offence.
  2. A has committed the offence of attempt to commit murder.
  3. A has committed the offence of Abetment.
  4. A has committed the offence of attempt to commit homicide.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

No police officer can investigate a non-cognizable case without the order of

  1. Superintendent of police concerned
  2. Magistrate having the power to try such case or commit the case for trial
  3. Chief Judicial Magistrate
  4. Sessions Court
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following amounts to ‘Dacoity’?
(1) Five or more persons attempting to commit decoity.
(2) Five or more persons actually committing dacoity.
(3) One attempting robbery and four others are there to aid.
(4) One attempting robbery and four others aiding the commission of robbery.

  1. (1), (2) and (3)
  2. (2), (3) and (4)
  3. (1), (2), (3) and (4)
  4. (3) and (4)
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

‘X’ told his friend ‘Y’ that he was going to shoot down ‘Z’ in the evening. In the evening, ‘X’ with a loaded pistol, entered in the street in which ‘Z’ was living shouting “come out and he killed.” ‘Z’ did not come out and ‘X’ went away. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. ‘X’ is liable for an attempt to murder because he carried a loaded gun.
  2. ‘X’ is liable for an attempt to murder because his intention to kill ‘Z’ was clear from his shouting.
  3. ‘X’ is not liable for an attempt to murder because he had not committed the penultimate act.
  4. ‘X’ is liable for an attempt to murder because he has clearly told ‘Y’ that he was going to shoot down ‘Z’.
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