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Legal Principle I: Any person may use reasonable force in order to protect his property or person. Legal Principle II: The force employed must be proportionate to the apprehended danger. Facts: Karan was walking on a isolated path. Maninder came with a knife and told Karan, ‘Your life or your purse.’ Karan pulled out his revolver. On seeing it, Maninder ran. Karan shot Manider in his legs. Decide as a judge.

A. Karan will not be punished as there was danger to his property.
B. Karan will not be punished as the force he used was proportionate to the apprehended injury.
C. Karan will be punished as the force he used was disproportionate to the apprehended injury.
D. Maninder ran to escape, there was no longer a threat to Karan’s property. So Karan will be punished.
Answer» E.
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Legal Principle: Nothing is an offence by reason that it causes, or that it is intended to cause, or that it is known to be likely to cause, any harm, if that harm is so slight that no person of ordinary sense and temper would complain of such harm. Facts: ‘X’ takes a pin from Y’s drawer without Y’s consent to drape a saree for his friend. Decide as a judge.

A. ‘X’ has committed an offence in the above context.
B. ‘X’ has committed no offence in the above context.
C. ‘Y’ can sue ‘X’ for an offence in the above context.
D. Question does not provide sufficient data or is vague.
Answer» C. ‘Y’ can sue ‘X’ for an offence in the above context.
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Legal Principle: Whoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of causing death, or with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death, or with the knowledge that he is likely by such act to cause death, commits the offence of culpable homicide. Facts: ‘A’ knows ‘Z’ to be behind a bush. ‘B’ does not know it. ‘A’, intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely to cause Z’s death, induces ‘B’ to fire at the bush. ‘B’ fires and kills ‘Z’. Decide as a judge.

A. ‘A’ has committed the offence of culpable homicide.
B. ‘B’ has committed the offence of culpable homicide.
C. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ have committed the offence of culpable homicide.
D. Question does not provide sufficient data or is vague.
Answer» B. ‘B’ has committed the offence of culpable homicide.
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Legal Principle: Nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age. Facts: A, a child born on January 01, 2013 has killed another child ‘B’ on December 30, 2017. Decide as a judge.

A. A has committed no offence.
B. A has not committed the offence for on the date of killing of B.
C. A has committed the offence as it is heinous crime.
D. Killing of one child by another child is not an offence.
Answer» B. A has not committed the offence for on the date of killing of B.
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Legal Principle: Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is bound by law to do it. Facts: ‘A’, a police officer, without warrant, apprehends Rohan, who has committed murder and is running for cover. Decide as a judge.

A. ‘A’ is not guilty of the offence of wrongful confinement.
B. ‘A’ cannot apprehend Rohan’ without a warrant issued by a court of law.
C. ‘A’ is guilty of the offence of wrongful confinement.
D. ‘A’ may be guilty of the offence of wrongful restraint.
Answer» B. ‘A’ cannot apprehend Rohan’ without a warrant issued by a court of law.
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Principle: Nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age. Facts: A, a child born on January 01, 2005 killed another child B on December 30, 2011.

A. A has committed no offence.
B. A has committed the offence as it is heinous crime.
C. Killing of one child by another child is not an offence.
D. A has not committed the offence for on the date of killing of B, A was a minor.
Answer» B. A has committed the offence as it is heinous crime.
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Principle: A person commits cheating, when he fraudulently induces another person to deliver the latter's property to him. Facts: A falsely represented to B, a shop-owner that he was an officer from the Sales Tax Department. In the course of going through the vouchers, A expressed his interest to buy, a costly television on installment basis. B readily agreed hoping that he would get a favourable assessment from A regarding his tax liability. A paid the first installment and took the T.V. and disappeared. The police somehow managed to arrest him and sought to prosecute 'A' for cheating. Decide. (NLSIU-1995)

A. A committed cheating, because he induced B to part with the TV, posing himself as a sales-tax officer.
B. A committed cheating, because he did not pay the subsequent installment.
C. A did not commit cheating, because B handed over the T.V. to him in order to get favourable assessment.
D. A commits the offence of Criminal Misapprpriation.
Answer» B. A committed cheating, because he did not pay the subsequent installment.
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Principle: Whoever, intending to take dishonestly any property out of the possession of another person, moves that property for such taking, is said to commit theft. Facts: Suresh went into the house of his friend Ramesh to discuss some important matter. Since Ramesh was not at home, Suresh waited for him in the latter's drawing room. When Ramesh did not turn up, Suresh took out a pen from Ramesh's table and wrote down a message and went home. While going back, by force of habit, he just dropped the pen into the pocket. Subsequently, he forgot about it. Since the pen happened to be very valuable one, Ramesh complained to the police and the police traced the pen in Suresh's house. Is Suresh liable for theft? (NLSIU-1994)

A. Suresh committed theft, because he took the pen without Ramesh's consent.
B. Suresh committed theft, because he failed to return the pen.
C. Suresh did not commit theft, because he did not have dishonest intention.
D. Suresh is not liable for theft but for Criminal Breach of Trust.
Answer» D. Suresh is not liable for theft but for Criminal Breach of Trust.
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Principles1: Any person who interferes with the discharge of duties by a public servant is liable for punishment. Principles2: Nothing is an offence if the person who committed it was winnable to appreciate the consequences of his act, due to intoxication, provided such intoxication was administered against his will and without his consent. (NLS 1990) Facts: Krishna got drunk of his own volition and on his way back home he assaulted a policeman. He is prosecuted for intimidating a public servant. Is Mr. Krishna liable for punishment"?

A. Yes, Krishna is liable for punishment as he assaulted a policeman.
B. No, Krishna is not liable for punishment as he was drunk.
C. Yes, Krishna is liable for punishment as he got drunk of his own volition
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
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Principles:(1) Any person may use reasonable force in order to protect his property or person. (2) However, the force employed must be proportionate to the apprehended danger. Facts:Krishna was walking on a lonely road. Maniyan came with a knife and said to Krishna, "Your life or your purse". Krishna pulled out his revolver. On seeing it, Maniyan ran. Krishna shot Maniyan in his legs. Decide. (NLS 1990)

A. Krishna will not be punished, as there was danger to his property.
B. Krishna will not be punished, as the force he used was proportionate to the apprehended injury.
C. Krishna will be punished, as the force employed was disproportionate to the apprehended injury.
D. As Maniyan ran to escape there was no longer a threat to Krishna's property. So Krishna will be punished.
Answer» D. As Maniyan ran to escape there was no longer a threat to Krishna's property. So Krishna will be punished.
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