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The correct answer is Minor or major

Key Points

• Abduction is defined under Section 362 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
• According to this section:
  • Whoever by force compels, or by deceitful means induces, any person to go from any place is said to abduct that person.
• Therefore:
  • The age of the person abducted is irrelevant.
  • The person abducted can be a minor or major.
  • The essential element is the use of force or deceitful means.
• Abduction becomes an offence only when it is committed with a specific intent, e.g., kidnapping for ransom, murder, etc.

Additional Information

• Minor – Applies more specifically to kidnapping, not general abduction.
• Major – Not exclusively correct as minors can also be abducted.
• None of the above – Incorrect; both minors and majors can be abducted under IPC.

The correct answer is Motive and Act

Key Points

• The two essential elements of an offence in criminal law are:
  • Actus Reus (the act) – The guilty act or conduct that is prohibited by law.
  • Mens Rea (the motive or intention) – The guilty mind or mental state with which the act is done.
  • Though the term "motive" is sometimes used loosely, it broadly refers to the mental element or intention behind the act, making "Motive and Act" a correct answer in principle.
  • Without both elements, no offence is typically considered complete under criminal law (subject to statutory exceptions).

Additional Information

• Motive and Conviction – Conviction is a judicial outcome, not an element of the offence.
• Motive and Injury – Injury is a result, not an essential legal element of all offences.
• Preparation and Punishment – Preparation is generally not punishable; punishment is consequential, not an element.

The correct answer is Section 426

Key Points

• Section 426 IPC: Punishment for mischief
  • It applies when a person commits mischief (as defined in Section 425 IPC).
  • Punishment: Imprisonment up to 3 months, or fine, or both.

Additional Information

• Section 427 – Punishment for mischief causing loss or damage of ₹50 or more.
• Section 428 – Mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming animals (worth ₹10 or more).
• None of the above – Incorrect, since Section 426 is the correct answer.

The correct answer is Section 334

Key Points

• Section 334 applies when a person voluntarily causes hurt to someone.
• The hurt must have been caused due to grave and sudden provocation.
• The person causing hurt must not have:
  • Intended to cause hurt to anyone other than the person who gave the provocation.
  • Known that his act would hurt anyone other than the person who provoked him.
• This section recognizes that sudden provocation may lead to a loss of self-control, reducing the seriousness of the offence.
• Punishment under this section:
  • Imprisonment (simple or rigorous) up to one month, or
  • Fine up to five hundred rupees, or
  • Both imprisonment and fine.

Additional Information

• Section 323 – Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt (in general, no provocation involved).
• Section 324 – Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
• Section 332 – Punishment for causing hurt to deter a public servant from duty.

The correct answer is 10. 

Key Points

• 10 Exceptions to Defamation (Section 499 IPC)
  • Imputation of truth for public good – If true and published for the public good.
  • Public conduct of public servants – Fair criticism of their conduct in official duties.
  • Conduct of any person touching public question – Opinions on actions relating to public matters.
  • Reports of court proceedings – Publishing substantially true reports of court proceedings.
  • Merits of decided cases and conduct of persons concerned – Commenting on verdicts and conduct of parties, advocates, or witnesses.
  • Merits of public performance – Criticism of performance publicly exhibited (like books, drama).
  • Censure passed in good faith by a person having lawful authority – Like teacher, employer giving feedback.
  • Accusation in good faith to authority – Lodging a complaint to a lawful authority.
  • Imputation made in good faith for protection of interests – Protecting one’s own or another’s interests.
  • Caution in good faith – Warning a person in good faith for their or others’ good.

Additional Information

• 5 – Too few; there are more exceptions clearly listed in the provision.
• 8 – Incorrect; does not include all the valid defenses.
• 9 – Close but still short by one; the law recognizes 10 exceptions.

IPC Section 375 is NOT correct.

• Section 375 in the Indian Penal Code (Rape):
  • A man is said to commit “rape” who, except in the case hereinafter excepted, has sexual intercourse with a woman under circumstances falling under any of the six following de­scriptions:
    • (i) Against her will.
    • (ii) Without her consent.
    • (iii) With her consent, when her consent has been obtained by putting her or any person in whom she is interested in fear of death or of hurt.
    • (iv) With her consent, when the man knows that he is not her husband and that her consent is given because she believes that he is another man to whom she is or believes herself to be law­fully married.
    • (v) With her consent, when, at the time of giving such consent, by reason of unsoundness of mind or intoxication or the administration by him personally or through another of any stupe­fying or unwholesome substance, she is unable to understand the nature and consequences of that to which she gives consent.
    • (vi) With or without her consent, when she is under sixteen years of age.

Additional Information

• Section 370: Amendments and advocacy to prevent the conflation of trafficking and sex work.
• Section 372: Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
• Section 373: Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.

The correct answer is Section 463.

Key Points

• Forgery is an offence is under the Indian Penal Code 1860, which is defined in Section 463.
• Whoever makes any false documents or false electronic record or part of a document or electronic record, with intent to cause damage or injury, to the public or to any person, or to support any claim or title, or to cause any person to part with property, or to enter into any express or implied contract, or with intent to commit fraud or that fraud may be committed, commits forgery.

Additional Information

• Section 468 of the IPC define forgery for purpose of cheating.
• Section 465 of the IPC define punishment for forgery. 
• Section 467 of the IPC define forgery of valuable security, will, etc.

The correct answer is Kidnapping, seduction, extortion, slavery and forced labour.

• Sections of Indian Penal Code - 359 to 374 are related to Kidnapping, seduction, extortion, slavery and forced labour.

Key Points

•  Kidnapping and Abduction: Sections 359 to 374 under IPC, 1860:
  • Kidnapping means taking away a person against his/her will by force, threat or deceit.
  • Kidnapping is classified into two categories in Section 359 of the Indian Penal Code and defined in Section 360 and 361 of the Indian Penal Code.
    • Kidnapping from India
    • Kidnapping from lawful guardianship.
• Section 360 explains kidnapping from India.
  • If any person takes a person beyond the limits of India against the consent of that person or against the consent of someone who is legally entitled to give consent on that person’s behalf, then the offence of kidnapping from India is committed
• Section 361 explains kidnapping from lawful guardianship
  • if a person takes away or entices a minor (i.e, a boy under the age of 16 years and a girl under the age of 18 years) or a person of unsound mind, away from his/her lawful guardian without the guardian’s consent, then that person commits the offence of kidnapping from lawful guardianship.
• Section 361 is to protect minor children from being seduced for improper purposes and to protect the rights and privileges of guardians having their custody.

Additional Information

• Section 307 in the Indian Penal Code Attempted murder.
• Section 377 deals with Unnatural offence.
• Section 375 of the IPC deals with Sexual offences including rape.You can relate section 375 of IPC ( with court room dramam movie Section 375 based on sexual offence)

The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

• Section 141 of the Indian Penal Code 1860,  outlines the concept of Unlawful assembly.
• The first essential is that the persons forming the assembly must have a common object. If the members of the assembly share a common goal, purpose, or object, and they act in furtherance of that common object, it qualifies as an unlawful assembly.
• The second essential is that the common object of the assembly must be one of five specific purposes mentioned in the section:
  • To commit an offense punishable under the IPC.
  • To resist the execution of any law or legal process.
  • To commit any mischief or criminal trespass.
  • To use criminal force or show criminal intimidation.
  • To support someone in carrying out these actions.
• An assembly must consist of at least five individuals to qualify as an unlawful assembly. If the number falls below five, it may not be termed as unlawful assembly.

The correct answer is Section 295.

Key Points

• Section 295
  • The section clearly lays down that, when a person destroys, damages, or defiles any place of worship or objects of worship held sacred, that is an Idol, will be punished with an imprisonment which may extend to two years along with a fine.
• Section 231
  • It states that —Whoever counterfeits or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
• Section 87
  • Section 87 of IPC lays down that an act not intended or known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, which act causes any harm to a person above 18 years of age who has given (express or implied) consent to suffer it is not an offence.
•  Section 499
  • Whoever, by words spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person, intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of that person, is said to defame that person.

The correct answer is a Punishment of ten years and a fine.

 Important Points

•  Section 373 of IPC-
  • Whoever buys, hires, or otherwise obtains possession of any person under the age of eighteen years with the intent that such person shall be at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such person will at any age employed or used for any such purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
  • It is a cognizable offence and Non-bailable in nature which is triable by the court of session.

The correct answer is Section 326A

Key PointsAs per Section 326A talks about Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.-- Whoever causes permanent or partial damage or deformity to, or burns or maims or disfigures or disables, any part or parts of the body of a person or causes grievous hurt by throwing acid on or by administering acid to that person, or by using any other means with the intention of causing or with the knowledge that he is likely to cause such injury or hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and with fine:

The correct answer is option 1.Key Points

• Clause seventh was inserted under section 100 of I.P.C.1860 by Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.
• Section 100 deals with when the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death.
• It says the right of private defence of the body extends, under the restrictions mentioned in the last preceding section, to the voluntary causing of death or of any other harm to the assailant, if the offence which occasions the exercise of the right be of any of the descriptions hereinafter enumerated, namely:
  • Such an assault as may reasonably cause the apprehension that death will otherwise be the consequence of such assault,
  • Such an assault as may reasonably cause the apprehension that grievous hurt will otherwise be the consequence of such assault,
  • An assault with the intention of committing rape,
  • An assault with the intention of gratifying unnatural lust,
  • An assault with the intention of kidnapping or abducting,
  • An assault with the intention of wrongfully confining a person, under circumstances which may reasonably cause him to apprehend that he will be unable to have recourse to the public authorities for his release,
  • An act of throwing or administering acid or an attempt to throw or administer acid which may reasonably cause the apprehension that grievous hurt will otherwise be the consequence of such act.

The correct answer is a Punishment of ten years and a fine.

Important Points

• Section 367 of IPC:
  • ​Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person in order that such person may be subjected, or be so disposed of as to be put in danger of being subjected to grievous hurt, or slavery, or to unnatural lust of any person, or knowing it to be likely that such person will be so subjected or disposed of, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
  • It is a cognizable offence, Non-bailable which is triable by the court of session.

The correct answer is option 3​ Key Points

• Assault or using force against a woman of any age with intent to outrage her modesty is an offence punishable under Section 354 of IPC,1860.
• This is a cognizable offence, meaning in such offences police can arrest the accused even without the warrant.
• Punishment for this offense is-:  Jail of minimum 1 year which may extend to 5 years along with fine.