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Criminal law identifies offences against the state, persons and property, and explains the requirements of actus reus and mens rea for establishing liability. It also covers stages of crime, abetment, attempt, joint and common intention, general exceptions, criminal responsibility and punishments, distinguishing substantive offences from criminal procedure.
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- A. Natural
- B. Statutory
- C. Constitutional
- D. None of above
Explanation: The accused's opportunity to address or advance arguments is a procedural entitlement created by criminal-procedure law, so it is…
Correct answer: Statutory- A. Criminal cases
- B. Civil cases
- C. Hudood cases
- D. None of above
Explanation: An accomplice may generally be a competent witness in criminal proceedings, but accomplice evidence is excluded in Hudood cases under the…
Correct answer: Hudood cases- A. An accomplice
- B. A convicted person
- C. A foreigner
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 337 concerns tendering a pardon to an accomplice in return for a full and true disclosure of the circumstances within the person's…
Correct answer: An accomplice- A. Acquittal
- B. Framing of charge
- C. Prosecution evidence
- D. None of above
Explanation: At a Sessions trial, section 265-D requires the Court to frame a charge when there is ground for presuming that the accused has committed…
Correct answer: Framing of charge445. Section _______ to ________, deals with trial conducted before Court of Session and High Court?
- A. 260 to 265,
- B. 265A to 265K,
- C. 265A to 265N,
- D. None of above
Explanation: Chapter XVIII, covering trials before the High Courts and Courts of Session, runs from sections 265-A to 265-N.
Correct answer: 265A to 265N,446. An order of acquittal under section 249-A of Cr.P.C is revisionable under section________________?
- A. 439
- B. 439-A
- C. 561-A
- D. None of above
Explanation: An acquittal by a Magistrate under section 249-A may be examined in revision by the Sessions Judge under section 439-A.
Correct answer: 439-A- A. Connect
- B. Acquit
- C. Release
- D. Non of these
Explanation: Section 249-A empowers a Magistrate to acquit the accused at any stage of the case when the charge is groundless or there is no…
Correct answer: Acquit448. An order of acquittal under section 245(1) Cr.P.C is appealable under section_________________?
- A. 416
- B. 417
- C. 418
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 417 Cr.P.C. provides the appeal route against an acquittal, including an acquittal under section 245(1).
Correct answer: 417- A. Acquittal
- B. Conviction
- C. Release of accused on bond
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 245(1) authorizes a Magistrate to acquit the accused when, after taking the prosecution evidence, no case is made out that would…
Correct answer: Acquittal- A. 242
- B. 243
- C. 244
- D. None of above
Explanation: After considering the documents and hearing the parties, a Magistrate frames the charge under section 242 Cr.P.C.
Correct answer: 242- A. Complainant
- B. Accused
- C. Magistrate
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 241-A requires copies of the statements and documents relied upon by the prosecution to be supplied to the accused.
Correct answer: Accused- A. Section 241, Cr.P.C
- B. Section 241-A, Cr.P.C
- C. Section 242, Cr.P.C
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 241-A specifically governs the supply of statements and documents to the accused in proceedings before a Magistrate.
Correct answer: Section 241-A, Cr.P.C- A. 239
- B. 240
- C. 241
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 239 sets out the circumstances in which persons may be charged and tried together, such as offences arising from the same…
Correct answer: 239- A. Statutory
- B. Obligatory
- C. Discretionary
- D. None of above
Explanation: The power to alter or add to a charge under section 227 is discretionary because the court may exercise it at any time before judgment…
Correct answer: Discretionary- A. Must be stated
- B. Needs not to be stated
- C. Be stated or not depends upon discretion of the trial court
- D. None of above
Explanation: A charge must mention the law and the section of law allegedly violated, allowing the accused to understand the precise accusation.
Correct answer: Must be stated- A. On oath
- B. Without oath
- C. On special oath
- D. None of above
Explanation: Under section 200 Cr.P.C., a Magistrate examining a complaint of a cognizable offence records the complainant’s statement on oath.
Correct answer: On oath- A. Magistrate
- B. Session Court
- C. High Court
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 193 Cr.P.C. concerns cognizance of offences by a Court of Session, subject to the case being committed to it by a Magistrate.
Correct answer: Session Court- A. At place where he commit the offence
- B. At any place within Paistan at which he may be found
- C. Will be tried at International Court of Justice
- D. None of above
Explanation: Under Section 188 Cr.P.C., a Pakistani citizen committing an offence outside Pakistan may be dealt with at any place within Pakistan where…
Correct answer: At any place within Paistan at which he may be found- A. High Court
- B. Provincial Government
- C. District Court
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 178 Cr.P.C. authorizes the Provincial Government to direct where cases are to be tried when they involve different Sessions…
Correct answer: Provincial Government- A. Cause of death
- B. Theft
- C. Zina
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 176 Cr.P.C. empowers a Magistrate to hold an inquiry into the cause of death in cases such as death in custody, disappearance, or…
Correct answer: Cause of death