Exam 10: Criminal Offenses and Liability

X instigates Y to murder Z. Y in pursuance of the instigation stabs Z who recovers from the wound. Which one of the following statement is correct?

When two persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public peace, they re said to commit:

X knows that Y is suffering from enlarged spleen. H gives Y a first blow which ruptures the spleen and cause his death. X being a doctor knows that a moderate blow on that region would rupture the spleen and is likely to cause Y's death. What is X guilty of?

X, with the intention to kill Y, supplies his a poisoned apple. Y discovers that the apple is poisoned and gives it to a minor child to eat. The child eats it and dies. In this case:

The distinction between culpable homicide and murder is based on:

Section 300 of the IPC speaks of situations in which if a murder is committed, then it is treated as culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Which one of the following situations is not covered under S. 300, IPC?

X, a woman, who ran to a well stating that she would jump into it, was caught before she could reach it. Which one of the following statements is correct in this regard?

X is charge for murder of Y. About a month before the murder Y had attempted to rape the wife of X, X has an altercation with Y immediately before murder X is:

Which one of the following is not punishable under the Indian Penal Code?

A scarified his son before his Goddess who according to him appealed him in dreams and asked for the sacrifice. On being charged for murder he set up the plea of unsoundness of mind. Can his plea be sustained?

A is at work with a hatchet: the head flies off and kills a man who is standing by. What offence is committed by A in this situation?

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:

Assertion (A): A person compelled by threats, from another, which reasonably cause apprehension of his instant death, commits murder of the third person, can plead the defence of compulsion. Reason (R): Consent of the deceased (above 12 years) is a defence to the charge of murder if the act causing death is done in good fait for the benefit of the deceased without intention to kill. Of the above statements.

Assertion (A): X and Y sitting on the bank of a river suddenly start fighting, and X throws Y into the river Y starts shouting and request Z, a vendor on river bank, to save him, Z though knows swimming does not pay heed Y drowns. Z is not liable. Reason (R): People must guard against reasonable probabilities but they are not expected to guard against fantastic possibilities. Of the above statements.

X with the intention of causing death of Y instigates a child below 7 years of age to mix poison in the food of Y in the absence of X. Y takes the food and dies. What is X guilty of?

X intending to kill Y by poisoning purchases poison and mixes the same with a glass of milk. He gives the glass to Z to serve it to Y. Z drinks the milk and dies. Which one of the following statements is correct in this context?

In which one of the following cases did the Supreme Court of India strike down Section 303 of IPC as unconstitutional?

P was picked up by a gang of robbers in a car from the street. He was given a revolver and asked to shoot at M. When P resisted, a revolver was put on his ear and he was told that if he did not shoot, he would be shot dead. Then P shot M dead. On a charge of murder, P argued that his act was not voluntary nor was there mens rea. P is guilty of:

X, with the intention to cause miscarriage, administered a drug to a pregnant lady Y. the child in the womb died. X is guilty of:

Assertion (A): X and Y independently intending to kill Z strike him with iron rod on his head. Z dies as a result of the injuries. Both X and Y are guilty of murder under Section 302/304, Indian Penal Code. Reason (R): When a criminal act is done by several person in furtherance of common intention of all, each of them is liable as if it was done by him alone.Of the above statements.