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Indian Penal Code

Practice Test 18

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The offence of ‘kidnapping’ under the Indian Penal Code requires proof of-

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Harvinder, who was entrusted by Suresh, with certain blocks for printing a catalogue, prints the catalogue of rival’s firm with the same blocks. Harvinder is guilty of:

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Word ‘Dishonestly’ as defined in Section 24 of Indian Penal Code means:

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X’ with a view to murdering ‘Y’ enters ‘Y’s bedroom at night when ‘Y’ is out of station. ‘X’ is guilty of:

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The chief elements necessary to constitute acrime are:

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The maxim ‘volenti non fit injuria’ has been incorporated in which section of the Indian Penal Code?

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A’ sought to appear in L. L. B. examination on the basis of forged marks-sheet of B. A., but forged marks-sheet was detected before the commencement of examination:

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The accused was entrusted with some silver for the purpose of making ornaments and he dishonestly mixed copper into the ornaments. The offence committed is:

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Under Indian Penal Code, attempt to commit dacoity is punished under

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X’ gives grave and sudden provocation to ‘Y’. ‘Y’ on this provocation, fires a pistol at ‘X’, neither intending nor knowing himself to be likely to kill ‘Z’, who is near him, but out of sight. ‘Y’ kills ‘Z’. Here ‘Y’ has committed:

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In answer to the charge of defamation, which of the following is/are good defence(s)?

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In which of the following death sentence is awarded?

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Attempt to commit any offence is punishable with:

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Undue influence at an election is dealt under

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A’ without any excuse fires a gun shot into a crowd of persons and kills two of them – A is guilty of:

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In which of the following situations is A punishable under the Indian Penal Code?
1. A forms an intention to kill X.
2. A procures poison with the intention of mixing it in A’s food.
3. A tells B that he wants to kill X.
4. A mixes poison in X’s table but X does not eat the same.
Select the correct answer:

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A two-Judge Bench of the Supreme Courtin Sher Singh @ Partapa v. State of Haryana, held that the prosecution can discharge the initial burden to prove the ingredients of Section . . . . . . . . of Indian Penal Code, even by preponderance of probabilities.

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A’, a registered Homeopath administered to ‘B’ a patient suffering from guine worm, 24 drops of stramonium and a leaf of dhatura without studying its effects. ‘B’ died of poisoning. In this case ‘A’ is guilty of:

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Which of the following distinguishes section 34 of Indian Penal Code from section 149, Indian Penal Code?
1. Section 149 creates a substantive offence whereas section 34 does not create an offence.
2. Section 149 requires common object whereas section 34 requires common intention.
3. Section 149 requires five or more persons whereas section 34 requires two or more persons.
Select the correct answer:

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The abetment of offence is completed as soon:

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Which of the following is false of Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code?

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Sale, etc., of obscene books etc. is dealt under-

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X’ a rich person residing at Kochi, sends Rs. 50,000 to his agent at Chennai with a direction that the money be given equally to two poor students ‘A’ and ‘B’ who are studying in the Engineering College over there. Instead of doing so, the agent gives the money equally to two other very poor deserving students. The agent has committed:

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Under which of the following situations would the Indian Courts have jurisdiction?
1. Crime committed by an Indian in a foreign country
2. Crime committed by a foreigner in India
3. Crime committed by a person on a Indian ship
Select the correct answer:

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Strict liability in criminal law arises where:

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Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade is dealt under-

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There were verbal exchanges between the husband ‘A’ and wife ‘B’. A fell the wife, sat on her chest with a knife in his hand. On her cries her sister and mother working nearby in the same field ran to her rescue. B snatched the knife and inflicted wounds of which A died.
Choose the correct answer given below:

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Where a snake charmer to show his own skill placed a venomous snake on the head of a spectator without the intention to cause harm. Spectator is trying to push of the snake was beaten and died, the snake charmer is guilty

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The “appropriate government” may commute the sentence of death of an accused person to any other sentence

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Under which one of the following Sections of Indian Penal Code, the principle of ‘joint criminal liability’ is applicable?

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“Local Law” mentioned under Section 42 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 means a law applicable to

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A finds a valuable ring on the road not knowing to whom it belongs. He sells it immediately without making an attempt to find the owner. A is guilty of:

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Which among these Codes, is included in the Schedule to the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002.

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Which of the conditions are essential for enhanced punishment to an offender with previous conviction?

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Which one of the following offences is a cognizable offence?

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Assertion (A): Rape is a stigma on a woman, hence is a punishable offence
Reason (R): Sexual intercourse by a man with his wife is not rape.

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Can a person commit a breach of trust for his own property?

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Causing death of a child in mother’s womb:

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Right of private defence is not available:

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A knows Z to be behind the bush. B does not know it. A induces B to fire at the bush knowing it is likely to cause Z’s death. Z dies. A is a guilty of:

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X and Y conspire to poison Z. X in pursuance of the conspiracy procures the poison and delivers it to Y in order that he may administer it to Z. Y in pursuance of the conspiracy administers the poison in the presence of X and hereby causes Z’s death. What offence, if any has been committed by X and Y, respectively?

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Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and give the correct answer:
Assertion (A): Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who, at the time of doing it, by reason of unsoundness of mind, is incapable of knowing the exact nature of the act.
Reason (R): Mistake of fact is a good defence and mistake of law is no defence.

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A’ entered in the room of a girl aged about two years, who was sleeping, and injured her private parts. In this case:

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Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine under section 64 of Indian Penal Code

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The abetment of abetment is an offence. It can be directly deducible from:

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The offence of theft becomes robbery when it is-

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Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, deals with

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Which one of the following statements is not correct?
For giving false evidence, a person must

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The propositions are
1. Delay and dispatch of FIR (First Information Report) is not the circumstance which can throw out prosecution case in its entirety.
2. Delay and despatch of FIR (First Information Report) is a circumstance which can throw out the prosecution case in its entirety.
3. The extraordinary delay in sending the FIR (First Information Report) is a circumstance which provides a legitimate basis for suspecting that the FIR (First Information Report) was recorded much later than the stated date and hour, affording sufficient time to the prosecution to introduce improvement,
Which of the following is correct in respect of the aforesaid preposition?

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Abetment by instigation may be

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A is magistrate is making report to superior officer about B’s character imputation made in good faith and for public good. A commits:

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The maximum limit for a sentence of solitary confinement as provided under Section 73 of Indian Penal Code is:

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Match List-I with List-II and give the correct answer:

List I
List II

a. Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw Acid
1. Imprisonment may extend to fourteen years

b. Buying minor for purposes of prostitution etc.
2. Imprisonment not less than five years, may extendto seven years

c. Gang Rape
3. Imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years

d. Robbery committed on the highway between sunset and sunrise
4. Rigorous imprisonment not less than twenty years may extend to life

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As per Section 397 of Indian Penal Code, punishment for robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt is

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X, a good swimmer, sees Y drowning. However, X does not save Y and Y was drowned. In these circumstances, whether X is liable for committing:

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The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 has inserted four new sections after section 354 of the Penal Code. One of the newly inserted sections deals with Voyeurism. Mark that Section:

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Consider the following statements:
To Justify as a defence to a charge of crime:
1. Irresistible impulse per se is no defence to a charge of crime.
2. Diminished responsibility is a defence to a charge of a crime.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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A’ with intention to steal ornaments opens ‘B’s box lying below the seat and found it empty. ‘A’ is:

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In one of the famous cases, the Supreme Court has made the following observation: “The right of private defence is a right of defence and it is not a right of retribution”.

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In which of the following cases did Supreme Court make it dear that mere criticism or comments on government would not amount to offence of sedition’?

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A’ intended to cause death of ‘B’ caused death of ‘C’ whose death he neither intended nor knew himself to be likely to be caused and it happened in the description of his intention to cause death of ‘B’. ‘A’

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Match List-I with List-II and give select the correct answer:

List I
List II

a. Tukaram v. State of Maharashtra
1. General A. S. Vaidya Case

b. State of Nalini
2. Mathura Rape Case

c. Barendra Kumar Ghosh v. Emperor
3. Post-Master Murder Case

d. State of Mizharashtra v. Sukh Deo Singh
4. Rajeev Gandhi Murder Case

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Which one of the following statements correctly defines murder?

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A bullock-cart carrying a box of treasure is intercepted by ‘A’. The offence of theft is committed by ‘A’ if and as soon as:

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Section 82, Indian Penal Code is an illustration for

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With an intention to cause bodily injury, A hit B with a lathi. He gave six blows, one of which hit B on his head as a result of which B died after 20 days. A guilty of:

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A person causes one thing to resemble another thing to practice deception is said to commit

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The maxim “de minimis non curat lex” is related to which of the following Sections of the Indian Penal Code?

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For an unlawful assembly under section 141 of Indian Penal Code, the minimum number of persons required is

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The right to private defence is available to which of the following?

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What constitutes the gist of an offence under section 34, Indian Penal Code?

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D. K. Basu v. State of West Bengal, (1997) Cr. L. J. 743 is a case dealing with

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Under which one of the following Sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, it is an offence to voluntarily omit to supply the needs and wants of a helpless person for whom the person is bound by a lawful contract?

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Consider the following statements:
1. Intention is the essence of sedition.
2. Intention is irrelevant in sedition.
3. Result is the essence of sedition.
4. Intention and result both are important in sedition.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

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The accused discharged the first shot as he was about to be assaulted after his father had been struck to death. The assailants had come armed with both sticks and battle-axes. The only weapon in the hand of the accused was a gun.

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Which one of the following is an exception to the offence of murder?

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The principle of criminal liability-
‘actus non tacit reum nisi mens sit rea’ was developed and adopted by:

78 / 100

In case of imprisonment for non-payment of fine, if a part of the fine is paid, such sentence

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“P gives grave and sudden provocation to M. M on this provocation, fires a pistol at P, neither intending nor knowing himself to be likely to kill Q. who is near him but out of the sight, M kills Q”.
Taking the view of this illustration give the correct answer.

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A struck his wife B on the head a single blow with a roller pin. B fell down bleeding from nose and became senseless. A thinking that B was dead hung her with a piece of rope from the ceiling which actually caused B’s death. A is guilty of

81 / 100

Section 76 and Section 79 of Indian Penal Code provide the general exception of

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In which of the following judgment the Supreme Court has held that exception two, to Section 375 Indian Penal Code is violative of the rights of the girl child below 18 years?

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As per Section 24 of Indian Penal Code, who ever does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person, is said to do that thing

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X’ induces a 16 year old girl to go to a particular office where she will have to face an interview as a formality for a promised job. As planned by ‘X’, the minor girl was forced to illicit intercourse by the man whom she was supposed to meet at that place. The offence committed by ‘X’ will squarely fall within the ambit of which one of the following Sections of the Indian Penal Code?

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Which of the following is not an essential ingredient of ‘theft’?

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Which one of the following pairs in not correctly matched?

87 / 100

Punishment for attempt to commit culpable homicide has been provided in Indian Penal Code, 1860 under

88 / 100

Sexual harassment of the nature of unwelcome physical contact and advances or a demand or request for sexual favours or showing pornography against the Will attracts a punishment of

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Failure to record FIR (First Information Report) in case of offences affecting the modesty and dignity of woman are punishable under

90 / 100

When by putting any person in fear of injury he is dishonestly induced by another to deliver property it is

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A woman approaches ‘X’, an officer in charge of a police station and alleges that her boyfriend tried to forcibly remove her shirt in a dress shop, seeking legal action to be taken, but ‘X’ refuses to take note of the incident and asked her to file a criminal complaint before a magistrate. Here, ‘X’ committed a

92 / 100

In cases of kidnapping and abduction the right of private defence extends voluntarily causing

93 / 100

There is no offence of adultery if it is committed with the consent of-

94 / 100

The Special Court has convicted Dr. Binayak Sen for an offence under

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A’s illegal marriage with ‘B’ was performed by a priest ‘P’ knowing that the marriage was illegal, because ‘A’ was already married. A’s father ‘C’ and two other persons ‘D’ and ‘N’ were present at the time of marriage. In this case-

96 / 100

To attract punishment under Section 322 of the Indian Penal Code, Grievous hurt has to be caused:

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“A” Puts his hand in the pocket of “B” for stealing money but he found nothing in B’s pocket as it was empty. “A” has committed offence of

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As per Section 195A of Indian Penal Code which was inserted by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005 the offence of threatening any person to give false evidence, is punishable with

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Which one of the following offences is cognizable and non-bailable under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 / the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973?

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The provision of personation at elections under section 171D of Indian Penal Code

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