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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. 47
- B. 48
- C. 49
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 49 permits a police officer or other person executing an arrest authority to break open doors or windows when necessary to…
Correct answer: 49- A. Public
- B. Village headman
- C. Patwari
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 42 places a duty on the public to assist a Magistrate or police officer when reasonably called upon to do so.
Correct answer: Public- A. Equal
- B. Less
- C. More
- D. None of above
Explanation: An Additional Sessions Judge generally exercises the same judicial powers as a Sessions Judge in cases assigned to that judge.
Correct answer: Equal- A. Imprisonment for five years
- B. Imprisonment for three years
- C. Imprisonment not exceeding one year
- D. None of above
Explanation: A Magistrate of the second class may impose imprisonment up to one year under the sentencing limits in the Code.
Correct answer: Imprisonment not exceeding one year- A. Ministerial Powers
- B. Judicial Powers
- C. Administrative Power
- D. None of above
Explanation: A Justice of the Peace appointed under section 22 performs functions that are administrative or preventive in character, such as issuing…
Correct answer: Administrative Power- A. High Court
- B. Session Court
- C. Provincial Government
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 15 empowers the Provincial Government to direct that two or more Magistrates sit together as a Bench and to regulate the Bench's…
Correct answer: Provincial Government- A. 1st Class Magistrate
- B. Additional Magistrate
- C. Special Magistrate
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 14 deals with the appointment and powers of Special Magistrates.
Correct answer: Special Magistrate- A. High Court
- B. Session Court
- C. Special Court
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Court of Session is the principal criminal court for a sessions division, which ordinarily corresponds to a district.
Correct answer: Session Court- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 6 divides the criminal courts into two main classes: Courts of Session and Courts of Magistrates.
Correct answer: 2- A. (q)
- B. (s)
- C. (r)
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 4(s) defines a police station as a place declared by the Provincial Government to be a police station, including the specified…
Correct answer: (s)- A. Inquiry
- B. Judicial proceeding
- C. Trial
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 4(m) calls a proceeding judicial when evidence is or may legally be taken on oath during it.
Correct answer: Judicial proceeding- A. Police
- B. Prosecution
- C. Magistrate
- D. None of above
Explanation: Under section 4(k), an inquiry is a proceeding conducted by a Magistrate or Court, other than a trial.
Correct answer: Magistrate- A. Crime report
- B. Complaint
- C. FIR
- D. None of above
Explanation: A complaint is an oral or written allegation made to a Magistrate seeking action under the Code for an offence.
Correct answer: Complaint- A. Cognizable offence
- B. Non cognizable offence
- C. None of the above
- D. None of above
Explanation: A cognizable offence is one for which a police officer may arrest without a warrant under the Second Schedule or another applicable law.
Correct answer: Cognizable offence- A. July, 1898
- B. August, 1898
- C. September, 1898
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 came into force on 1 July 1898. The month is the key distinction from August and September.
Correct answer: July, 1898- A. Natural
- B. Procedural
- C. Special
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Cr.P.C. regulates investigation, inquiry, trial, appeal and other stages of criminal justice, so it is procedural law.
Correct answer: Procedural- A. 511
- B. 550
- C. 565
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 is conventionally stated to contain 565 sections, along with its schedules.
Correct answer: 565- A. Imprisonment for one year
- B. Imprisonment for six months
- C. Imprisonment not exceeding one month
- D. None of above
Explanation: A Magistrate of the third class may award imprisonment not exceeding one month under the sentencing limits in section 32.
Correct answer: Imprisonment not exceeding one month- A. Offence punishable with seven years imprisonment
- B. Offence punishable with ten years imprisonment
- C. Offences punishable with death
- D. None of above
Explanation: The special jurisdiction associated with section 30 does not extend to offences punishable with death.
Correct answer: Offences punishable with death- A. District Judge
- B. Justice of Peace
- C. Additional District Judge
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 22 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 concerns the appointment of Justices of the Peace.
Correct answer: Justice of Peace