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Offences Against Body and Property (UGC/ NET)

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Match the following:

 
List I List II
I. Grave and sudden provocation A. Exception 2, Section 300
II. Death caused in sudden fight B. Exception 5, Section 300
III. Death caused by consent C. Exception 1, Section 300
IV. Exceeding right of private defence D. Exception 4, Section 300
  1. I - A, II - C, III - B, IV - D

  2. I - D, II - A, III - B, IV - C

  3. I - C, II - B, III - A, IV - D

  4. I - C, II - D, III - B, IV - A

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Exception 2 of Section 300 states that culpable homicide is not murder if the offender, in the exercise of good faith of the right of private defence of a person, exceeds the power.

Directions: For the Assertions (A) and Reasons (R) below, choose the correct alternative from the following: Assertion (A): There is either theft or extortion in robbery. Reason (R): Theft or extortion precedes robbery.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

  2. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true, but R is false.

  4. A is false, but R is false.

  5. Both A and R are false.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Robbery is an aggravated form of theft or extortion. So, it is clear and legally true that theft or extortion precedes robbery. Thus, R is the correct explanation of A.

All of the following are mentioned in the IPC as offences against women, except

I. outraging modesty II. dowry death III. rape IV. cruelty

  1. I, II and IV

  2. I and IV

  3. I only

  4. II and III

  5. None of these


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

All of the above are offences against women.

Match the following:

 
List I List II
I. Death caused to safeguard property from mischief by fire A. Exception 2, Section 300
II. Death caused by a child of six years
B. Murder
III. Death by an act with the intention of causing bodily injury C. No offence
IV. Death of trespasser to the house who was escaping D. Right of private defence
  1. I - B, II - A, III - D, IV - C

  2. I - A, II - C, III - D, IV - B

  3. I - D, II - B, III - C, IV - A

  4. I - D, II - C, III - B, IV - A

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is correct. Exception 2 of Section 300 states that culpable homicide is not murder if the offender, in the exercise of good faith of the right of private defence of a person, exceeds the power.

Match the following:

 
List I List II
I. Dishonestly taking property A. Criminal breach of trust
II. Dishonestly inducing any person to deliver property B. Extortion
III. Entrustment of property C. Misappropriation
IV. Appropriation of property obtained as bailee D. Theft
  1. I - D, II - B, III - A, IV - C

  2. I - A, II - B, III - C, IV - D

  3. I - B, II - C, III - D, IV - A

  4. I - C, II - D, III - A, IV - B

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Under criminal law, theft is committed when a person's property is taken without his consent by someone. For the offence of theft, there must be dishonest intention on the part of the offender while taking property.

Match the following:

 
List I List II
A. Mens rea I. Always not necessary
B. Motive II. Condition precedent for any offence
C. Law presumes innocence III. Relevant to impute intention
D. Knowledge of the act to be unlawful IV. Until crime is proved beyond doubt
  1. A - I, B - II, C - IV, D - III

  2. A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I

  3. A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I

  4. A - II, B - I, C - III, D - IV

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A motive is not an essential element for computing the liability for an offence. A motive behind the offence may be good or bad.

Identify the offence(s) which is/are punishable in four stages.

  1. Robbery

  2. Dacoity

  3. Murder

  4. Rape

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Theft and extortion precedes robbery and robbery precedes dacoity. Thus, dacoity is punishable in four stages. These stages are theft, extortion, robbery and dacoity.

In which of the following cases is the offence of cheating committed?

I. A, by falsely pretending to be in the civil services, intentionally deceives Z and thus, dishonestly induces Z to let him have goods on credit for which he does not mean to pay. II. A, by exhibiting to Z a false sample of an article, intentionally deceives Z into believing that the article corresponds with the sample and thus, dishonestly induces Z to buy and pay for the article. III. A intentionally deceives Z into belief that A has performed A’s part of a contract made with Z, which he has not performed and thus, dishonestly induces Z to pay money.

  1. II and III

  2. I and II

  3. I and III

  4. I, II and III

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All the three cases stated above include the essentials for the offence of cheating.

A meets X on the road and asks him to part with his belongings on the instant threat of hurt to X. While X delivers his purse to A, A snatches away a gold chain from X’s neck. A has committed

  1. extortion

  2. robbery by theft

  3. robbery by extortion

  4. robbery by theft as well as robbery by extortion

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Extortion is robbery if the offender, in the presence of the person put in fear, commits the extortion by putting that person in fear of instant death, hurt or wrongful restraint and induces him to deliver up the thing extorted. Theft is robbery if in order to the committing of the theft, the offender for that end voluntarily causes death, hurt or wrongful restraint. When A asked X to part with belongings, he has committed robbery by extortion. When A snatches away a gold chain, he has committed robbery by theft.

In which of the following cases is the offence of criminal trespass committed?

I. Entering an exhibition building without a ticket. II. Slum dwellers upon public land. III. A enters a house with the intention of committing theft, but moved by the poverty of the house holder, he drops a rupee note and leaves. IV. A passes through B’s compound in spite of the notice board “Trespassers will be prosecuted". V. The writing of a love letter by a student to an innocent girl and the entry of the student into the girl’s house to deliver such a letter. VI. A landlord forcibly enters on land in the possession of a tenant and dispossesses him after the expiry of the lease, which gave the landlord a right of re-entry on its termination.

  1. I, II, III and V

  2. II, IV and VI

  3. III, IV, V and VI

  4. All of the above

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As A entered the house with the intention of committing theft, an offence of criminal trespass is complete. Whether he committed an offence of theft or not has no value. In fourth case, in spite of notice board, A passed through B’s land so as to annoy B. Thus, he is liable for criminal trespass. A student’s entry into a girl’s house to annoy her makes him liable for criminal trespass. A landlord completes the essentials of criminal trespass to make him liable for his act.

The offence of extortion can be committed against

  1. movable property

  2. immovable property

  3. valuable security

  4. All of the above

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Any property includes movable and immovable property both; valuable security or anything signed or sealed which may be converted into a valuable security.

A is cutting wood with an axe in a place where children are playing. The axe slips from his hand and kills a child nearby. A is guilty of

  1. no offence

  2. murder

  3. culpable homicide

  4. homicide by negligence

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A is guilty of causing death by negligence under section 304A of the Indian Penal Code. The provision of this section applies where there is no intention to cause death that the act done in all probability would cause death. A’s intention in above mentioned facts were not malafide. Hence, he is not liable for murder and will be liable for causing death by negligence.

Directions: For the Assertions (A) and Reasons (R) below, choose the correct alternative from the following: Assertion (A): A person is not guilty of dacoity unless he has committed, attempted to commit or aided in committing robbery. Reason (R): When two persons conjointly commit robbery, then every person so committing robbery is said to commit dacoity.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  2. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true, but R is false.

  4. A is false, but R is false.

  5. Both A and R are false.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Assertion is correct with regard to provisions of dacoity provided under criminal law. Dacoity is always committed by five or more persons.

Which of the following is not an offence of grievous hurt?

  1. Emasculation

  2. Slap on the eye

  3. Permanent privation of the hearing or either eye

  4. Privation of any member or joint

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Slap on the eye is not a kind of grievous hurt, neither in criminal nor in general.

A, who was registered as a homeopath, administered to the patient suffering from guinea worm, 24 drops of stramonium and a leaf of dhatura without studying their effect, and the patient died of poisoning.

  1. A is guilty under Section 304A.

  2. A is guilty under Section 302.

  3. A is guilty under Section 325.

  4. A is guilty under Section 304.

  5. A is not liable for any offence.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A is guilty for causing death by negligence under section 304A of the Indian Penal Code. The provision of this section applies where there is no intention to cause death that the act done in all probability would cause death. A’s intentions were not malafide. Hence, he is not liable for murder and will be liable for causing death by negligence.

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