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प्रश्न
Principle: Nothing is an offence if it is done in good faith for the purpose of preventing or avoiding greater harm or damage to person or property.
Facts: A jumps into a swimming pool to save a boy from drowning. While pulling the boy from water A was hit by C. A left the boy in the water and attacked C. The boy died in the water.
विकल्प
A has not committed the offence of killing the boy.
A has committed the offence of killing the boy.
The boy has committed the offence of suicide.
The boy has committed the offence of drowning.
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उत्तर
A has not committed the offense of killing the boy.
Explanation:
A has not committed the offence of killing the boy. A was trying to save the boy from drowning. A was acting in good faith for the purpose of preventing or avoiding greater harm to the boy who was drowning and left him only for self - defence when hit by C.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
In this Question problem consists of a set of rules and facts. Apply the specified rules to the set of facts and answer the question. In answering the following question, you should not rely on any rule(s) except the rule(s) that are supplied for problem. Further, you should not assume any fact other than 'those stated in the problem. The aim is to test your ability to properly apply a rule to a given set of facts, even when the result is absurd or unacceptable for any other reason. It is not the aim to test any knowledge of law you may already possess.
Rules
A. A person is an employee of another if the mode and the manner in which he or she carries out his work is subject to control and supervision of the latter.
B. An employer is required to provide compensation to his or her employees for any injury caused by an accident arising in the course of employment. The words 'in the course of the employment' means in the course of the work which the employee is contracted to do and which is incidental to it.
Facts Messrs. ZafarAbidi and Co. (Company) manufactures bidis with the help of persons known as `pattadars'. The pattadars are supplied tobacco and leaves by the Company and are required to roll them into bidis and bring the bidis back to the Company. The pattadars are free to roll the bidis either in the factory or anywhere else they prefer. They are not bound to attend the factory for any fixed hours of work or for any fixed number of days. Neither are they required to roll up any fixed number of bidis. The Company verifies whether the bidis adhere to the specified instructions or not and pays the pattadars on the basis of the number of bidis that are found to be of right quality. Aashish Mathew is one of the pattadars of the Company. He was hit by a car just outside the precinct of the factory while he was heading to have lunch in a nearby foodstall. Aashish Mathew has applied for compensation from the Company. According to the facts and the rules specified, which of the following propositions is correct?
Principle: Killing is not murder if it is committed in a sudden fight without pre-meditation in a heat of passion upon a sudden quarrel.
Facts: X and Y were buying liquor from a liquor shop at 7 pm. Y abused X and there was the quarrel between them. X told Y that he will not spare him and Y shouted that his house is adjoining the shop only and if X had the guts, he can come anytime. X went back to his shop which was nearby, procured a knife and went to Y‘s residence at 9 pm and stabbed him to death.
Mark the best option:
Principle:
- If one threatens another to commit any act forbidden by the Indian Penal Code likely to harm anyone thereby causing him(one who is thus threatened) to enter into an agreement with anyone; the agreement thus entered into is void.
- An attempt to commit suicide is an act forbidden by the Indian Penal Code.
Facts: Gopaldas who is very fond of his nephew Jitendra, a bright law graduate; promises to gift him a plot of land if the latter joined his friend Atmaram’s law firm as an associate. Jitendra joins Atmaram’s firm but before Gopaldas could proceed, his elder son Akash who was in need of money threatened to commit suicide if Gopaldas did not sell the plot of land. Gopaldas entered into an agreement to sell the plot of land and gave the money he received as advance; to Akash.
Nothing is an offence which is done by a child of –
Insanity is -
A puts his hand in pocket B for stealing money but the pocket was empty. A is guilty of –
Indian penal code 1860 Consists
Mark the best option:
Principles:
- The Indian Parliament can make laws for the whole of India or for any specific part of India. A law made by the Parliament which is in force is not invalid merely because it is valid beyond the territory of India.
- The Indian Penal Code is applicable on criminal acts of Indian citizens done in any territory within or beyond India.
- Any criminal offence committed by a non-citizen outside the territory of India is also triable in India if the offender is found in India.
Facts: Rajesh married Anjali in India in the year 2008 in a valid Hindu marriage ceremony and later registered his marriage in the Court as well. The following year Rajesh made frequent trips to Abu Dhabi in relation to his business and finally settled down there in January 2010 while Anjali continued to reside with her in-laws in Jaipur. Rajesh subsequently entered into a marriage with Nadira in 2011. Anjali brought about criminal proceedings against Rajesh in India for bigamy.
Anjali can bring about criminal proceedings against Rajesh in India because:
In a criminal case, an accused person, who is consideration of his non-prosecution offers to given evidence against other accused, is called
Answer the question which follows form the application of the under mentioned legal principle.
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