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WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF CIVIL JUDGES (JR.DIVISION)

CRIMINAL LAW

29th June 2008

Time: 03 hours                                                        Max. Marks 100

All Questions are compulsory and all questions carry equal marks.

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  1. Explain the hierarchy of Criminal Courts and their powers to pass sentence in India.

 

  1. How Cognizance of an offence is taken by a magistrate? When can the magistrate direct the police to register the offence?

 

  1. a) For every offence there is a separate charge and every such charge will be tried separately. What are the exceptions to the above said rule?
  2. b) Under Cr.P.C how many types of trials are being conducted? Explain briefly?

 

  1. a) Person can be convicted or acquitted not to be tried again for the same offence, Explain.
  2. b) Who is an accomplice and what is the evidentiary value of his statement?

 

  1. Explain the distinction between :a) Wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement
  2. b) Affray and Rioting c) Common object and Common intention
  3. d) Criminal misappropriation and Criminal breach of trust.

 

  1. Define and give a detailed account of the essence of cheating with Illustrations?

 

7 a) What are the newly incorporated sections in Evidence Act with regard to Presumption and explain?

  1. b) Who is a Hostile witness and whether his evidence can be relied upon? If so to what extent?

 

8)  What is the purpose of the examination of the accused under S.313 Cr.P.C?

  1. b) What is the effect of delay in lodging FIR?
  2. c) How much information received from the accused may be proved against him?
  3. d) What is the conclusive proof?
  4. e) All confessions are admissions but all admissions are not confessions. Explain.

 

9.a) What is consent and how consent discharges a person from criminal liability?

  1. b) What are the essentials of kidnapping how is it different from abduction?

 

  1. a) What will be the effect if a cheque is issued for a time barred debt and its dishnour?
  2. b) Whether a compliant with regard to dishnour of a Cheque is not maintainable on the ground that the accused had already filed an insolvency petition?

 

  1. Explain the legal effect of dying declaration. What would be the legal consequences when different dying declarations are made to different persons?

 

  1. A proceeding under S.125 Cr.P.C is in the nature of the claim of civil right of wife, children and parents upon any person having sufficient means to maintain- Explain.

 

  1. What are the ingredients to constitute an offence under Section.498A IPC?

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