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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. Itlaf-i-udw
- B. Itlaf-i-salahiyyat-i-udw
- C. Shajjah
- D. None of these
Explanation: Permanent impairment of an organ's function or capacity, or permanent disfigurement, is itlaf-i-salahiyyat-i-udw.
Correct answer: Itlaf-i-salahiyyat-i-udw- A. Eating material
- B. fretting material
- C. None of above
- D. None of these
Explanation: A corrosive substance is a material that chemically eats away or frets the substance it contacts, often causing burns or disfigurement.
Correct answer: fretting material- A. Itlaf-i-udw
- B. Itlaf-i-salahiyyat-i-udw
- C. Shajjah
- D. None of these
Explanation: Dismembering, amputating or severing a limb or organ amounts to itlaf-i-udw, the destruction or loss of the organ itself.
Correct answer: Itlaf-i-udw- A. 3
- B. 5
- C. 7
- D. None of these
Explanation: Under the Pakistan Penal Code, hurt is classified into five kinds, including loss of an organ, impairment of its function, shajjah, jurh…
Correct answer: 5- A. 3
- B. 4
- C. 5
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 331 of the Pakistan Penal Code recognizes three prescribed ways or modes for recovering diyat.
Correct answer: 3- A. Dacoit (as per section 326)
- B. Kidnaper (as section 326)
- C. Thug (as per section 326)
- D. None of these
Explanation: A person habitually associated with others for robbery or child stealing accompanied by qatl is called a thug under the relevant PPC…
Correct answer: Thug (as per section 326)- A. Qatl-i-amd
- B. Qatl shib-i-amd
- C. Qatl-i-khata
- D. None of these
Explanation: Qatl shibh-i-amd applies where the offender intends bodily or mental harm but uses a weapon or act not ordinarily likely to cause death.
Correct answer: Qatl shib-i-amd- A. Injury
- B. Hurt
- C. Amputation
- D. None of these
Explanation: The PPC defines hurt broadly as causing bodily pain, disease, infirmity or injury to a person.
Correct answer: Hurt- A. Forgive
- B. Waive
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of these
Explanation: Afw denotes forgiveness or waiver of qisas by the victim or wali, generally without compensation.
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. Corroboration
- B. Facilitation
- C. Compulsion
- D. None of these
Explanation: Ikrah means compulsion or coercion, where a person is forced to act against their will.
Correct answer: Compulsion- A. Qatl-bis-sabab
- B. Qatl shibah-i-amd
- C. None of above
- D. None of these
Explanation: Qatl-bis-sabab occurs when an unlawful act, done without an intention to kill or harm, becomes the cause of death.
Correct answer: Qatl-bis-sabab- A. Qatl-i-amd
- B. Qatl shibah-i-amd
- C. Qatl-i-khata
- D. None of these
Explanation: A aims at a deer but kills a person instead, so the death results from a mistake of act or fact without an intention to kill that person.
Correct answer: Qatl-i-khata- A. He shall be liable to qisas
- B. He shall not be liable to qisas
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of theseConsult Local Attorneys
Explanation: Under section 306 of the Pakistan Penal Code, a minor who commits qatl-i-amd is not liable to qisas.
Correct answer: He shall not be liable to qisas- A. Ten years
- B. Fourteen years
- C. Twenty five years as tazir
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 316 PPC prescribes imprisonment up to twenty-five years as tazir for qatl shibh-i-amd.
Correct answer: Twenty five years as tazir- A. Section 306, P.P.C.
- B. Section 305, P.P.C.
- C. Section 304, P.P.C.
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 305 PPC identifies the wali where there is no wali of the deceased: the Government acts as wali.
Correct answer: Section 305, P.P.C.- A. With death as qisas
- B. With imprisonment as tazir
- C. With both A and B
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 302 PPC provides alternative punishment modes for qatl-i-amd, including death as qisas and death or imprisonment for life as…
Correct answer: With both A and B- A. Qatl-i-amd
- B. Qatl-i-Khata
- C. Qatl shibh-i-amd
- D. None of these
Explanation: The described intention or knowledge, coupled with an act likely in the ordinary course to cause death, defines qatl-i-amd under section…
Correct answer: Qatl-i-amd1358. The right of causing death of a convict if he has committed qatl-i-amd is called_________________?
- A. Qisas
- B. Tazir
- C. Daman
- D. None of these
Explanation: Qisas is the legally recognized right of causing death as retribution for qatl-i-amd.
Correct answer: Qisas- A. Of the age of 18 years
- B. Of the age of 14 years
- C. An adult
- D. None of these
Explanation: Under the PPC definitions, a minor is a person who is not an adult. The question therefore tests the statutory relationship between…
Correct answer: An adult- A. 295
- B. 296
- C. 297
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 297 PPC criminalizes trespassing on burial places and related interference with places of worship or burial.
Correct answer: 297