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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. 36
- B. 37
- C. 38
- D. None of above
Explanation: Order 38 specifically deals with special remission, whereas Order 37 deals with remissions generally.
Correct answer: 38- A. 36
- B. 37
- C. 38
- D. None of above
Explanation: Order 37 is the general provision dealing with remissions under the Executive Orders on Parole.
Correct answer: 37- A. 35
- B. 36
- C. 37
- D. All of above
Explanation: Order 36 addresses the wages payable to parolees while they work during release. Orders 37 and 38 concern remission rather than wages.
Correct answer: 36- A. Lump sump
- B. Instalments
- C. Instalments with profit
- D. None of above
Explanation: Advances for necessities such as food and utensils are recovered gradually through instalments, preventing the parolee from facing an…
Correct answer: Instalments- A. Form 3.15
- B. Form 3.16
- C. Separate register
- D. Diary
Explanation: A Parole Officer records details of official tours in his diary, which serves as the contemporaneous administrative record.
Correct answer: Diary- A. His own
- B. NGO's funds
- C. Government
- D. None of above
Explanation: The government bears the expense of providing essential household articles such as charpoys, bedding and cooking utensils to a parolee.
Correct answer: Government- A. Director in Form 3.12
- B. Assistant Director in Form 3.12
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Under Order 23(2), the Parole Officer intimates the particulars of released prisoners to the Assistant Director in Form 3.12.
Correct answer: Assistant Director in Form 3.12- A. Clothing
- B. Money
- C. Railway
- D. All of above
Explanation: Order 19 requires the Superintendent to equip the released prisoner for travel and immediate needs by issuing clothing, money and the…
Correct answer: All of above- A. Director
- B. Assistant Director
- C. Parole Officer
- D. All of above
Explanation: When parolees reach the concentration jail, the Superintendent informs the Parole Officer so that supervision and onward parole…
Correct answer: Parole Officer- A. 14 to 20
- B. 15 to 18
- C. 15 to 20
- D. 15 to 21
Explanation: Orders 15 to 21 cover the concentration of jails and the related duties of the Superintendent of Jail.
Correct answer: 15 to 21- A. All copies in English
- B. Two copies in Urdu and one copy in English
- C. Two copies in English and one copy in Urdu
- D. All copies in Urdu
Explanation: The parole licence is prepared in triplicate, with two copies in English and one in Urdu.
Correct answer: Two copies in English and one copy in Urdu- A. Superintendent of Jail
- B. Superintendent of Police concerned
- C. District Coordination Officer
- D. None of above
Explanation: After receiving the prisoner’s roll, the Assistant Director seeks a local security and suitability report from the Superintendent of…
Correct answer: Superintendent of Police concerned- A. Parole Officer
- B. Assistant Director
- C. Director
- D. Superintendent of Jail
Explanation: Order 8 assigns the Superintendent of Jail the duty of preparing the roll of prisoners proposed for parole release.
Correct answer: Superintendent of Jail- A. Releasing a prisoner
- B. Punishing a Prisoner
- C. Revoking parole
- D. None of above
Explanation: Order 7 concerns the procedure the Assistant Director follows when releasing a prisoner on parole.
Correct answer: Releasing a prisoner- A. Acceptance of application
- B. Registers
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Order 5 covers both acceptance of parole applications and the maintenance of prescribed registers.
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. Assistant Director
- B. Director
- C. Possible employers of labours
- D. None of above
Explanation: The parole officer is required to get in touch with possible employers of labour to assist in the parolee’s rehabilitation and employment.
Correct answer: Possible employers of labours- A. Parole Officer himself
- B. Assistant Director
- C. Director
- D. None of above
Explanation: Under Order 1, the Director must inform the District Coordination Officer and the District Superintendent of Police when a Parole Officer…
Correct answer: Director- A. Ninety days, from the date of order
- B. Six months, from the date of order
- C. Nine months, from the date of order
- D. None of above
Explanation: An appeal from an acquittal under the Criminal Procedure Code generally carries a six-month limitation period, counted from the date of…
Correct answer: Six months, from the date of order- A. Seven days
- B. Fourteen days
- C. Twenty days
- D. None of above
Explanation: An appeal against a death sentence passed by a Court of Session or by a High Court exercising original jurisdiction must be filed within…
Correct answer: Seven days700. Time limitation for appeal against any order of criminal Court to Court of Session is_____________?
- A. Fifteen days, after date of order
- B. Twenty days, from the date of order
- C. Thirty days, from the date of order
- D. None of above
Explanation: The limitation for an appeal from an order of a criminal court to the Court of Session is 30 days from the order.
Correct answer: Thirty days, from the date of order