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- A. His attorney
- B. Officer incharge of the jail
- C. Inspector General of Police
- D. None of above
Explanation: A convicted person detained in jail may submit an appeal or petition to the officer in charge of the jail, who forwards it through the…
Correct answer: Officer incharge of the jail- A. 407, Cr.P.C
- B. 427, Cr.P.C
- C. 417, Cr.P.C
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 417 Cr.P.C. governs appeals against acquittal, including the relevant authority’s or complainant’s appeal where the statutory…
Correct answer: 417, Cr.P.C- A. Court of Magistrate Under Section 30
- B. Special Judge
- C. None of above
- D. Session Judge
Explanation: An order under section 118 requiring security for keeping the peace or for good behaviour is appealable to the Sessions Judge under the…
Correct answer: Session Judge- A. 405, Cr.P.C
- B. 406, Cr.P.C
- C. 404, Cr.P.C
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 405 Cr.P.C. specifically provides the appeal against an order rejecting an application for restoration of attached property.
Correct answer: 405, Cr.P.C- A. Section 402, Cr.P.C
- B. Section 404, Cr.P.C
- C. Section 403, Cr.P.C
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 403 Cr.P.C. embodies the protection against double jeopardy by restricting a second trial for the same offence after conviction or…
Correct answer: Section 403, Cr.P.C- A. 400, Cr.P.C
- B. None of above
- C. None of the above
- D. 401, Cr.P.C
Explanation: Section 401 empowers the Provincial Government to suspend or remit a sentence, subject to the conditions and limitations in the Code.
Correct answer: 401, Cr.P.C- A. Section 381, Cr.P.C
- B. Section 382, Cr.P.C
- C. None of above
- D. Section 382-B, Cr.P.C
Explanation: Section 382-B, Cr.P.C. requires the court to consider any period already spent by the accused in custody for the same offence when…
Correct answer: Section 382-B, Cr.P.C- A. High Court
- B. Federal Shariat Court
- C. Supreme Court
- D. None of above
Explanation: A Sessions Court cannot execute a death sentence on its own; under section 374, Cr.P.C., it must submit the proceedings to the High Court…
Correct answer: High Court- A. Depends upon circumstances
- B. Closed Court
- C. Open Court
- D. None of above
Explanation: A criminal judgment is ordinarily pronounced in open court, allowing the parties and public access to the decision.
Correct answer: Open Court- A. 350
- B. None of above
- C. 356
- D. 353
Explanation: Section 353, Cr.P.C. requires evidence to be taken in the presence of the accused, or, where personal attendance is dispensed with, in the…
Correct answer: 353- A. Compoundable
- B. None compoundable
- C. None of the above
- D. None of above
Explanation: Under section 345, Cr.P.C., an offence under section 302, P.P.C. may be compounded by the authorised heirs in accordance with the…
Correct answer: Compoundable- A. 343
- B. 344
- C. 345
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 344, Cr.P.C. gives the court power to postpone or adjourn proceedings when sufficient reason exists, subject to the statutory…
Correct answer: 344- A. None of above
- B. May not convict him
- C. May release him
- D. May convict him accordingly
Explanation: When the accused admits the charge, the Magistrate records the admission as nearly as possible in the accused's own words and may convict…
Correct answer: May convict him accordingly1954. Under section ______, accused shall answer the question after completion of prosecution witnesses?
- A. 342
- B. 341
- C. 342-A
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 342, Cr.P.C. requires the accused to be questioned after the prosecution evidence has been recorded, so the accused can explain…
Correct answer: 342- A. Without oath
- B. On oath
- C. On oath as well as without oath
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 340(2), Cr.P.C. makes an accused a competent defence witness and permits him to give evidence on oath.
Correct answer: On oath- A. High Court
- B. Court of Session
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 338, Cr.P.C. empowers both the High Court and the Court of Session to grant or tender a pardon to an accomplice at the prescribed…
Correct answer: Both (a) and (b)- A. Shall record the reason of doing so
- B. Needs no reason to be recorded for doing so
- C. Will deal the further proceeding upon his mode
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 337(1A) requires the Magistrate to record the reasons for tendering a pardon.
Correct answer: Shall record the reason of doing so- A. Complainant
- B. Participator of an offence
- C. Stranger
- D. None of above
Explanation: An accomplice is a person who participates in or helps commit an offence.
Correct answer: Participator of an offence1959. Under section _________, Court of Session has power to acquit accused at any stage of the trial?
- A. 264 M
- B. 265 L
- C. 265 K
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 265-K empowers the Court of Session to acquit the accused at any stage of the trial when there is no probability of conviction.
Correct answer: 265 K- A. 265 E
- B. 265 D
- C. 265 C
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 265-E deals with the plea of the accused after the charge has been framed.
Correct answer: 265 E