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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. Muslim
- B. Non-Muslim
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: A case involving a non-Muslim accused may be tried by either a Muslim or a non-Muslim presiding officer under the ordinance.
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. Muslim
- B. Non Muslim
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Where the accused is Muslim, the presiding officer must be Muslim under the ordinance.
Correct answer: Muslim- A. Provisions of Qanun-e-Shahadat applicable to the Ordinance
- B. Provisions of P.P.C applicable to the Ordinance, 1979
- C. Provisions of Cr.P.C. applicable to the Ordinance 1979
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 23 makes the relevant provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 applicable to proceedings under the Ordinance.
Correct answer: Provisions of Cr.P.C. applicable to the Ordinance 1979- A. Exceptional
- B. Discretionary
- C. Mandatory
- D. None of above
Explanation: Tazkiya al-shuhood means scrutiny or verification of the witnesses’ credibility, and it is a mandatory safeguard where hadd is to be…
Correct answer: Mandatory- A. Right hand and left foot
- B. Left hand and right foot
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of above
Explanation: For harrabah involving property of nisab without murder, the hadd punishment is cross-amputation: the right hand followed by the left…
Correct answer: Right hand and left foot- A. 15
- B. 16
- C. 17
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 17 sets out the punishment for harrabah. The nearby provisions deal with the definition and proof of the offence, which makes…
Correct answer: 171267. When a guest committed theft from the house of his host he shall be liable to_________________?
- A. Tazir
- B. Hadd
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: A guest normally has access to the host’s premises, so the required protected custody or hirz for hadd theft is not established in the…
Correct answer: Tazir- A. Punished with amputation of his left hand
- B. Punished with ten years imprisonment
- C. Punished with life imprisonment
- D. None of above
Explanation: Under the prescribed sequence for theft liable to hadd, the first offence attracts amputation of the right hand and the second the left…
Correct answer: Punished with life imprisonment1269. Whoever commits theft liable to hadd for the first time shall be punished with________________?
- A. Amputation of right hand from the joint of the wrist
- B. Amputation of his left hand from the joint of wrist
- C. Amputation of his thumb of right hand
- D. None of above
Explanation: For the first theft liable to hadd, the right hand is amputated from the joint of the wrist.
Correct answer: Amputation of right hand from the joint of the wrist- A. The mode of inquiry adopted by complainant as to the credibility of witness
- B. The mode of inquiry adopted by Police as to the credibility of witness
- C. The mode of inquiry adopted by court for judging credibility of witness
- D. None of above
Explanation: Tazkiya-al-Shuhood is the court’s verification of the credibility and reliability of witnesses.
Correct answer: The mode of inquiry adopted by court for judging credibility of witness- A. Expertness
- B. Genders
- C. Tazkiya-al-shuhood
- D. None of above
Explanation: Tazkiya-al-Shuhood is essential in evaluating witnesses for hudood cases because the credibility of the required testimony must be…
Correct answer: Tazkiya-al-shuhood- A. 4.457 grams, of gold
- B. 4.457 grams. Of sliver
- C. 4.900 grams, of gold
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 6 fixes the nisab for theft liable to hadd at 4.457 grams of gold. The reference to silver in option b is the key error.
Correct answer: 4.457 grams, of gold- A. House
- B. Bank
- C. Hirz
- D. None of above
Explanation: Theft liable to hadd requires that the property be taken from a hirz, meaning a protected place or arrangement for its custody.
Correct answer: Hirz- A. Hadd
- B. Tazir
- C. Bath A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: A person below the age required for hadd liability is not subjected to the hadd punishment, but may be dealt with under tazir.
Correct answer: Tazir- A. Minors
- B. Property
- C. Prisoners
- D. None of above
Explanation: Hirz refers to an arrangement made for the custody or protection of property.
Correct answer: Property- A. Public
- B. Any assoication
- C. Government
- D. None of above
Explanation: An authorized medical officer is one designated by the Government for the purposes of the Ordinance.
Correct answer: Government- A. 26 sections
- B. 30 sections
- C. 36 sections
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Offences Against Property (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979 is structured into 26 sections.
Correct answer: 26 sections- A. 10th day of February, 1979
- B. Fifth day of August, 1979
- C. Tenth day of March, 1979
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Offences Against Property (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979 was promulgated on 10 February 1979 as Presidential Ordinance VI of…
Correct answer: 10th day of February, 1979- A. Imprisonment for either description a term which may extend to two years
- B. Imprisonment for either description a term which may extend to three years
- C. None of above
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 506 provides up to two years' imprisonment, or fine, or both for ordinary criminal intimidation.
Correct answer: Imprisonment for either description a term which may extend to two years1280. Section _________ of P.P.C. deals with prohibition of depriving women from inheriting property ?
- A. 498A
- B. 498B
- C. 498C
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 498A PPC targets depriving a woman of her inheritance through deceitful or illegal means.
Correct answer: 498A