Indian Penal Code (IPC) - Offences and Punishments

Option (1) is correct: The starting words of section 511 clearly state that 'whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Code'. So, section 511 applies to offences punishable under the IPC.

Option (1) is incorrect: A has not caused voluntary hurt.
Option (2) is incorrect: A is not liable to assault.
Option (3) is correct: A has committed no offence. This agreement implies the consent of each to suffer any harm in course of fencing.
Option (4) is incorrect: A is not liable to compensate B. 

Option (1) is incorrect: Every type of corporeal property
Option (2) is incorrect: Every type of corporeal property
Option (3) is correct: The word 'movable property' does not include land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything which is attached to the earth.
Option (4) is incorrect: Every type of corporeal property

Option (2) is correct: Section 405 of the Indian Penal Code talks about criminal breach of trust.

Option (1) is incorrect: This defence is not admissible in the court of law.
Option (2) is incorrect: This defence is not admissible in the court of law.
Option (3) is correct: Consent is a defense taken into consideration under the act of rape.

Option (3) is correct: Under section 376 of the IPC, a public servant committing rape on a woman in his custody shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years.

Option (2) is incorrect: Theft is dishonestly taking property from the possession of other person without the consent. In the above case, A has not taken any property by his act. Hence, it is not theft.
Option (3) is correct: Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Code with imprisonment for life or imprisonment, or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence.
Option (4) is incorrect: No criminal force has been used in the above case.

Option (1) is incorrect: Forgery is when a person makes any false documents or part of a document with intent to cause damage or injury to any person, or to support any claim or title, or to cause any person to part with property, or to enter into any express or implied contract, or with intent to commit fraud or that fraud may be committed.
Option (2) is incorrect: Robbery is when a person commits the extortion by putting that person in fear of instant death, of instant hurt, or of instant wrongful restraint to that person and by so putting in fear induces the person to deliver up the thing extorted.
Option (3) is correct: Whoever intentionally puts any person in fear of any injury to that person, or to any other, and thereby dishonestly induces the person so put in fear to deliver to any person any property or valuable security, or anything signed or sealed which may be converted into a valuable security, commits 'extortion'.
Option (4) is incorrect: Cheating is when a person by deceiving any person induces the person so deceived to deliver any property to any person, or is likely to cause damage or harm to that person in body, mind, reputation or property.

Option (1) is correct: Cruelty under Section 498A means (a) any willful conduct which is of such a nature as is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health (whether mental or physical) of the woman (b) harassment of the woman to coercing her to meet any unlawful demand for any property.
Option (3) is incorrect: It includes mental and physical torture and demand of dowry.
Option (4) is incorrect: It includes mental and physical torture and demand of dowry.

Option (3) is correct: Under Section 55 of the Indian Penal Code, in every case in which sentence of imprisonment for life shall have been passed, the appropriate government may, without the consent of the offender, commute the punishment for imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding fourteen years.

Option (1) is incorrect: Lurking house-trespass is whoever commits house-trespass having taken precautions to conceal such house-trespass from some person who has a right to exclude or eject the trespasser from the building, tent or vessel.
<span style="font-family:" arial;="" font-size:="" small;="">Option (2) is incorrect: Criminal misappropriation is whoever dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use any movable property.
<span style="font-family:" arial;="" font-size:="" small;="">Option (3) is incorrect: Whoever attempts to commit an offence of theft or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence, shall be liable for attempt to commit theft.
<span style="font-family:" arial;="" font-size:="" small;="">Option (4) is correct: A person is said to commit 'house-breaking' who commits house-trespass if he enters or quits by opening any lock in order to the committing of the house-trespass, or in order to the quitting of the house after a house-trespass.

Option (1) is incorrect: A is liable for abetting murder of C.
<span style="font-family:" arial;="" font-size:="" small;="">Option (2) is incorrect: A is liable for abetting murder of C.
<span style="font-family:" arial;="" font-size:="" small;="">Option (3) is incorrect: A is not guilty of abetment by conspiracy.
<span style="font-family:" arial;="" font-size:="" small;="">Option (4) is correct: A person abets the doing of a thing who instigates any person to do that thing. Here, in the above facts, A is liable for abetting murder.

Option (1) is correct: Ignorance of law can never be an excuse in the proceedings of the court.

Option (2) is correct: Under Section 359 of the Indian Penal Code, kidnapping is of two types: kidnapping from India and kidnapping from lawful guardianship.

Option (2) is correct: Under Section 320 of the Indian Penal Code, any hurt which endangers life or which causes the sufferer to be, during the space of twenty days, in severe bodily pain or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits is 'grievous'.

Option (1) is correct: Under Section 398 of the IPC, if, at the time of dacoity, the offender is armed with any deadly weapon, then the imprisonment with which such offender shall be punished shall not be less than seven years.

Option (1) is correct: Under Section 391 of the Indian Penal Code, when five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit a robbery, every person so committing is said to commit 'dacoity'.

Option (1) is incorrect: A man is said to commit rape who has sexual intercourse with a woman with or without her consent, when she is under sixteen years of age.
Option (2) is incorrect: Penetration is sufficient to constitute the sexual intercourse necessary to the offence of rape.
Option (3) is incorrect: Sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under fifteen years of age, is not rape.
Option (4) is correct: Death penalty is never awarded under the offence of rape.

Option (2) is correct: Under Section 141 of the Indian Penal code, an assembly of five or more persons is designated an 'unlawful assembly'.

Option (1) is correct: A has committed no offence as only picking of something on the road is no offence.
Option (2) is incorrect: Theft is dishonestly taking property from the possession of other without his consent.
Option (3) is incorrect: Dishonest misappropriation and conversion of the property for one's own use is called criminal misappropriation of property.
Option (4) is incorrect: Not an offence under the Indian Penal Code.