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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. Provincial Government
- B. District Government
- C. High Court
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 185 assigns this jurisdictional conflict to the High Court when the competing courts are subordinate to the same High Court.
Correct answer: High Court- A. Any competent Court
- B. A Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction it was committed
- C. District Court
- D. None of above
Explanation: The ordinary venue rule in section 177 is that an offence is investigated and tried by a court within whose local jurisdiction it was…
Correct answer: A Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction it was committed- A. Inadmissible
- B. Admissible
- C. Important
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 164 permits a Magistrate to record a confession, but the accused cannot be administered an oath while making it.
Correct answer: Inadmissible- A. 174, Cr.P.C
- B. 175, Cr.P.C
- C. 176 Cr.P.C
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 175, Cr.P.C. empowers the police officer conducting an investigation to require the attendance of persons acquainted with the…
Correct answer: 175, Cr.P.C- A. Occurs
- B. Committed
- C. Done
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 177 adopts the ordinary territorial rule that an offence is tried by the court within whose local limits it was committed.
Correct answer: Committed- A. Accused under arrest
- B. Accused on bail
- C. None of the above
- D. None of above
Explanation: In the standard police challan form, column 4 records the accused who have been released on bail.
Correct answer: Accused on bail- A. Accused
- B. Offence
- C. Complainant or informer
- D. None of above
Explanation: The first column of the challan identifies the complainant or informer, whose information initiated the criminal case.
Correct answer: Complainant or informer- A. 170,
- B. 172,
- C. 173,
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 172 requires the investigating police officer to enter day-by-day proceedings in the case diary.
Correct answer: 172,- A. Without sureties
- B. Upon his own bond
- C. Without any requirement
- D. None of above
Explanation: Under section 169, when evidence is insufficient, the officer in charge may release the person on his own bond, subject to the applicable…
Correct answer: Upon his own bond- A. 10 days
- B. 12 days
- C. 15 days
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 167 limits police custody authorized by a Magistrate to fifteen days in the whole.
Correct answer: 15 days- A. Afternoon and evening
- B. Sunset and sunrise
- C. Early morning and noon
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 167 contains the safeguard that an accused in police custody must not be kept out of prison between sunset and sunrise.
Correct answer: Sunset and sunrise- A. The Magistrate
- B. Station House Officer
- C. None of above
- D. None of above
Explanation: Police custody requires judicial authorization under section 167, so the order must come from a Magistrate.
Correct answer: The Magistrate- A. Accused
- B. Prosecution
- C. None of the above
- D. None of above
Explanation: The accused must be given an opportunity to cross-examine the maker of a section 164 statement when that person appears as a witness at…
Correct answer: Accused- A. Any Magistrate
- B. Magistrate U/S 30
- C. Magistrate of 1st and 2nd class
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 164 authorizes a Magistrate of the first class, or a second-class Magistrate specially empowered by the Provincial Government, to…
Correct answer: Magistrate of 1st and 2nd class- A. 161, Cr.P.C
- B. 162, Cr.P.C
- C. 163, Cr.P.C
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 161 empowers a police officer investigating a case to examine persons acquainted with the facts and record their statements.
Correct answer: 161, Cr.P.C576. Section ________ of Cr.P.C provides procedure for submission of report under section 157 of Cr.P.C?
- A. 158
- B. 157
- C. 159
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 157 concerns the police officer’s investigation and report to the Magistrate, while section 158 prescribes how that report is…
Correct answer: 158- A. Dacoity
- B. Theft
- C. Zina
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 156-B lays down a special investigation procedure where the accused woman is charged with zina.
Correct answer: Zina- A. A.S.P
- B. I.G.
- C. Concerned Magistrate
- D. None of above
Explanation: Under section 156, the officer in charge of a police station may investigate a cognizable case without a Magistrate’s order.
Correct answer: Concerned Magistrate- A. Substantive
- B. Corroborative
- C. Exhaustive
- D. None of above
Explanation: An FIR is not substantive proof of the facts stated in it, but it may support or contradict its maker’s later testimony, subject to…
Correct answer: Corroborative- A. Any person
- B. Accused
- C. Responsible citizen
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 154 requires information about a cognizable offence to be recorded by the officer in charge, without limiting the informant to the…
Correct answer: Any person