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  • A. 6
  • B. 7
  • C. 8
  • D. 9

Explanation: Rule 7 addresses revocation of a prisoner’s licence, while Rule 8 deals with final release. The numbering therefore points to option b.

Correct answer: 7
  • A. 6
  • B. 5
  • C. 6A
  • D. None of above

Explanation: Rule 6 sets out the duties of the Parole Officer, including supervising and assisting prisoners released on licence.

Correct answer: 6
  • A. The Director, Reclamation
  • B. Assistant Director
  • C. Superintendent
  • D. None of above

Explanation: Rule 5 assigns the relevant powers and duties to the Assistant Director, who administers the probationary-release process.

Correct answer: Assistant Director
  • A. Interior laws Minister
  • B. Assistant Superintendent of Police
  • C. Jail incharge
  • D. Superintendent of Prison

Explanation: For conditional release, the Assistant Director consults the Superintendent of Prison, who has direct knowledge of the prisoner's conduct…

Correct answer: Superintendent of Prison
  • A. Government Officer
  • B. Private Persons
  • C. Police Officers
  • D. None of above

Explanation: The Rules treat the Assistant Director and Parole Officer as Government officers for purposes of carrying out their statutory duties.

Correct answer: Government Officer
  • A. Superintendent of Police
  • B. Superintendent of Prison
  • C. Superintendent of Special Force
  • D. None of above

Explanation: In these Rules, “Superintendent” is a defined prison-administration term meaning the Superintendent of Prison.

Correct answer: Superintendent of Prison
  • A. The Government United Kingdom
  • B. The Government of the India
  • C. The Government of the Punjab
  • D. The Government of the Pakistan

Explanation: The Rules use “Government” to mean the Government of the Punjab, the provincial authority administering the relevant prison-release…

Correct answer: The Government of the Punjab
  • A. Evidence Act, 1872
  • B. Contract, Act
  • C. Good Conduct Prisoners Probational Release Act, 1926
  • D. Good Conduct Prisoners Probational Release Act, 1927

Explanation: Rule 2(a) uses “Act” as shorthand for the Good Conduct Prisoners Probational Release Act, 1926, under which the Rules were made.

Correct answer: Good Conduct Prisoners Probational Release Act, 1926
  • A. 1st January, 1927
  • B. 1st May, 1927
  • C. 1st March, 1927
  • D. 1st February, 1927

Explanation: The Good Conduct Prisoners Probational Release Rules, 1927 came into force on 1 May 1927.

Correct answer: 1st May, 1927
  • A. 408
  • B. 411
  • C. 417
  • D. None of above

Explanation: Section 417 of the Code of Criminal Procedure specifically governs appeals against acquittal.

Correct answer: 417
  • A. None of above
  • B. Appeal against acquittal order
  • C. Both A and B
  • D. Appeal against conviction order

Explanation: Section 13(1) of the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance provides for an appeal against a conviction order by the Juvenile Court.

Correct answer: Appeal against conviction order
  • A. Twenty days
  • B. Thirty days
  • C. Forty Five days
  • D. None of above

Explanation: The Ordinance allows an appeal against a Juvenile Court conviction within thirty days from the order.

Correct answer: Thirty days
  • A. Discharge of a child offender
  • B. Acquittal of a child from a case
  • C. Release of a child on probation
  • D. All of above

Explanation: Section 11 concerns the release of a child on probation after the Juvenile Court makes the relevant order.

Correct answer: Release of a child on probation
  • A. None of above
  • B. Immediately acquit the child
  • C. Discharge the child
  • D. Immediately release the child on bail

Explanation: When bail is initially refused, the court must try to trace the child’s guardian; once the guardian is found, the child may be immediately…

Correct answer: Immediately release the child on bail
  • A. Sixteen
  • B. Twenty
  • C. None of above
  • D. Twenty four

Explanation: A child arrested for a non-bailable offence must be produced before the Juvenile Court without delay and within twenty-four hours.

Correct answer: Twenty four
  • A. Arrest
  • B. Both A and B
  • C. Bail
  • D. None of above

Explanation: Section 10 deals with both the arrest of a child and the rules governing the child’s bail.

Correct answer: Both A and B
  • A. 8
  • B. 10
  • C. 9
  • D. All of above

Explanation: Section 9 assigns the Probation Officer a supporting role in assisting the Juvenile Court.

Correct answer: 9
  • A. 6
  • B. 7
  • C. All of above
  • D. 8

Explanation: Section 8 prohibits publishing information that identifies a child involved in Juvenile Court proceedings, including the child’s name and…

Correct answer: 8
  • A. The Juvenile Court
  • B. Provincial Government
  • C. Federal Government
  • D. All of above

Explanation: The Juvenile Court itself determines whether a person before it is a child or an adult.

Correct answer: The Juvenile Court
  • A. Final order
  • B. Adjournment
  • C. Evidence
  • D. None of above

Explanation: When a child’s case is fixed for recording evidence, the Juvenile Court should not ordinarily take up another case that day.

Correct answer: Evidence