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Indian law and jurisprudence cover statutory frameworks like the Companies Act, Consumer Protection Act, and Indian Penal Code, alongside landmark judicial precedents. Legal topics are crucial for law entrance exams, judiciary examinations, and general awareness papers. Answer these questions to learn about defamation, administrative tribunals, and criminal procedure code sections.

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Indian Law and Jurisprudence Questions

Multiple choice

Existence of two suits, by parties litigating under same title, one previously instituted which is pending at present and the other filed later, wherein a matter in issue in the subsequently filed suit is directly and substantially in issue in the other and the relief claimed in the subsequent suit can effectively be passed by the court of previous instance. Which section of CPC decides the fate of the subsequently filed suit and its proceeding?

  1. S. 11

  2. S. 9

  3. S. 10

  4. S. 12
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure provides rule with regard to stay of suits where things are under consideration or pending adjudication by a court.

Multiple choice

Under Section 37 of CrPC, every person is bound to assist a magistrate or police officer in taking or preventing the escape of any other person whom such magistrate or police officer is authorised to arrest

  1. in the prevention or suppression of a breach of peace

  2. in the prevention of any injury to be committed to any railway, canal, telegraph or public property

  3. in all of the above cases

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Every person is bound to assist a magistrate or police officer reasonably demanding his aid in taking or preventing the escape of any other person whom such magistrate or police officer is authorised to arrest or in the prevention or suppression of a breach of peace or in the prevention of any injury attempted to be committed to any railway, canal, telegraph or public property.  

Multiple choice

F. I. R. under Section 154 of the Cr. P. C. is not a substantive piece of evidence. Its only use is to contradict or corroborate the matter thereof. It was held in ______ case.

  1. Shambhu Dass v. State of Assam, AIR 2010 SC 3300

  2. Ravishwar Manjhi v. State of Jharkhand AIR 2009 SC 1262

  3. State of Karnataka v. K. Yarappa Reddy 1999 (8) SCC 715

  4. Sheelam Ramesh v. State of Andhra Pradesh 1999 (8) SCC 369
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The court in Shambhu Dass v. State of Assam, AIR 2010 SC 3300 held that neither FIR nor inquest report nor post-mortem report can be regarded as substantive piece of evidence. 

Multiple choice

Causing miscarriage, an offence punishable under the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), with the permission of the court before which any prosecution for such offence is pending, may be compounded by the

  1. person who caused miscarriage

  2. husband of the woman to whom miscarriage is caused

  3. woman to whom miscarriage is caused

  4. caretaker of the woman
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Causing miscarriage is an offence punishable under the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), with the permission of the court before which any prosecution for such offence is pending, may be compounded by the woman to whom miscarriage is caused.

Multiple choice

Reliability of multiple dying declarations came for discussion under

  1. Vimal v. State of Maharashtra, 2006 AIR SCW 5953

  2. Pratap Mishra v. State of Orissa, AIR 1977 SC 1307

  3. State of Maharashtra v. Dr Praful B Desai (2003) 4 5CC 601

  4. None of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Section 32 – Multiple dying declarations – Reliability – Accused was named in all dying declarations as per who poured kerosene on deceased and set him on fire. Dying declarations though more than one not contradictory to and inconsistent with each other. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following persons may be charged jointly?

(i) Persons accused of the same offence committed in the course of the same transaction (ii) Persons accused of an offence and persons accused of abetment of, or attempt to commit, such offence (iii) Persons accused of different offences committed in the course of the same transaction (iv) Persons accused of more than one offence of the same kind, within the meaning of Section 219 committed by them jointly within the period of twelve months

  1. (i), (ii) and (iii)

  2. (i), (iii) and (iv)

  3. All of the above

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

As per Section 223 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the following persons may be charged and tried together, namely: (a) persons accused of the same offence committed in the course of the same transaction; (b) persons accused of an offence and persons accused of abetment of, or attempt to commit, such offence; (c) persons accused of more than one offence of the same kind, within the meaning of Section 219 committed by them jointly within the period of twelve months; (d) persons accused of different offences committed in the course of the same transaction 

Multiple choice

‘The DNA test cannot rebut the conclusive presumption envisaged under S. 12 of the Indian Evidence Act. The parties can avoid the rigor of such conclusive presumption only by proving non-access which is a negative proof.” It was so held in

  1. Shaik Fakruddin v. Shaik Mohammed Hasan AIR 2006AP 48

  2. Siddaramesh v. State of Karnataka (2010) 3 SCC 152

  3. Kailash v. State of Madhya Pradesh AIR 2007 SC 107

  4. Somwanti v. State of Punjab, AIR 1963 SC 151
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A Correct answer
Explanation

DNA test cannot rebut the conclusive presumption envisaged under section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act. The parties can avoid the rigor of such conclusive presumption only by proving non-access which is a negative proof; Shaik Fakruddin v. Shaik Mohammed Hasan, AIR 2006 AP 48.

Multiple choice

Section _______ of the Evidence Act provides that where a security procedure has been applied to an electronic record at a specific time, the record is deemed to be a secure electronic record from such time until the time of verification.

  1. 85 A

  2. 85B

  3. 67A

  4. 65 B
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Section 85B of the Indian evidence act states that In any proceedings involving a secure electronic record, the Court shall presume unless contrary is proved, that the secure electronic record has not been altered since the specific point of time to which the secure status relates. 

Multiple choice

Criminal conspiracy is defined in

  1. Section 120

  2. Section 120-B

  3. Section 120-A

  4. Section 120-D
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Criminal conspiracy is defined under Section 120A of the Indian Penal Code. 

Multiple choice

The essence of sedition under the Indian Penal Code is

  1. result

  2. intention

  3. both intention and result

  4. benefit or gain of the accused
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Law of Sedition relates to the uttering of the seditious words, the publication of seditious libels, and conspiracies to do an act for the furtherance of a seditious intention.