Deck 21: Offences Dealt Under Different Sections of the Law

Question 1

'Sedition' as offence was held constitutionally valid in Kedar Nath v. State of Bihar, AIR 1962 SC 955 us dealt under-

A)Section 124 A of IPC
B)Section 128 of IPC
C)Section 136 of IPC
D)Section 138 of IPC

Answer 1

Section 124 A of IPC

Question 2

Public servant disobeying a direction of the law with intent to cause is dealt under-

A)Section 164 of IPC
B)Section 165 of IPC
C)Section 166 of IPC
D)Section 167 of IPC

Answer 2

Section 166 of IPC

Question 3

Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade is dealt under-

A)Section 166 of IPC
B)Section 167 of IPC
C)Section 168 of IPC
D)Section 169 of IPC

Answer 3

Section 168 of IPC

Question 4

Personating public servant is dealt under-

A)Section 169 of IPC
B)Section 170 of IPC
C)Section 171 of IPC
D)Section 172 of IPC

Question 5

Bribery is dealt under-

A)Section 167 E of IPC
B)Section 168 E of IPC
C)Section 169 E of IPC
D)Section 171 E of IPC

Question 6

Personation at an election is dealt under-

A)Section 171 F of IPC
B)Section 172 F of IPC
C)Section 173 F of IPC
D)Section 174 F of IPC

Question 7

Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot, if rioting be not committed is dealt under-

A)Section 151 of IPC
B)Section 152 of IPC
C)Section 153 of IPC
D)Section 154 of IPC

Question 8

Z is thrown from his horse and is insensible. A, a surgeon, finds out that Z requires to be trepanned. A, not intending Z's death, but in good faith for Z's benefit, performs the trepan before Z recovers his power of judging for himself.

A)A has committed offence
B)A has committed no offence
C)A has committed culpable homicide
D)both (A) and (C)

Question 9

Mr. V, an appellant is an owner of a house in City A. The wife of the first respondent Y, was tenant of a part of the first floor in that house. On January 17, 1966, one R a servant of the appellant, called the wife of the first respondent a thief and Halkat. On the following day, the first respondent slapped R on his face which was followed by heated exchange of abusive words and between the first respondent and the appellant's husband.The first respondent was annoyed and threw at the appellant's husband a file of papers. The file did not hit the appellant's husband, but it hit the elbow of the appellant causing a scratch. The appellant lodged information to the police complaining that the first respondent had committed a house trespass in order to the committing of an offence punishable with imprisonment, had thrown a shoe at her and had slapped her servant R.During the course of the investigation the appellant and R refused to be examined at a public hospital, claiming that a p

A)convict the accused under Section 95 of the IPC
B)acquit the accused under Section 95 of the IPC
C)fine the appellant under Section 95 of the IPC
D)Both (A) and the (C)

Question 10

The accused shot dead his father who was abusing his mother and was going to cut her throat. The accused:

A)acted with vindictive feelings
B)acted so due to the imminent danger to his mother's life
C)is not guilty
D)(B) and (C)

Question 11

Criminal intimidation by anonymous communication or having taken precaution to conceal whence the threat comes is dealt under-

A)Section 506 of IPC
B)Section 507 of IPC
C)Section 508 of IPC
D)Section 509 of IPC

Question 12

The people of the village S having assembled proceeded to cut the bandh. People of the village K resisted but were turned back. Meanwhile a large crowd collected on both sides, armed with lathis, spears and garases. People of K seeing that the people of S were not likely to listen to their remonstrance, proceeded in a body to prevent the cutting of the bandh to drive them away. There was one man from village S who received fatal injuries and died.

A)the action is well within the bounds of the right to private defence of person and property
B)the conviction of the accused under Section 302 of the IPC, cannot be sustained
C)neither (A) nor (B)
D)both (A) and (B)

Question 13

Person for whose benefit or on whose behalf a riot takes place not using all lawful means to prevent it is dealt under-

A)Section 155 of IPC
B)Section 156 of IPC
C)Section 157 of IPC
D)Section 158 of IPC

Question 14

G's party was engaged in the peaceful pursuit of worship at their own takhat was busy attending to the Puja for the Nepali pilgrim. At that point of time they were not members of an unlawful assembly. It was the party of A who left their place and came to G's takhat, presumably raising a dispute over the offerings made by the Nepali pilgrim. They came armed with deadly weapons and one of them inflicted a severe blow on the S and G's side which resulted in his death and others received as many as 27 serious injuries.

A)G's party exercise the right to self defence
B)Both G and A's party cannot claim the right to self defence
C)A's party had full intention of causing harm
D)Both (A) and (C)