Indian Penal Code

Paper Problem Issues Legal Aspect Decision Case Law

Jun 22 A’s child was su ering from high fever for Whether A is
several days. He did not take the child to liable for
the hospital, but gives food and prays to causing death
God for recovery of the child. The child dies of the child?
as no medical aid was given. A was
prosecuted for causing death of the child.
Whether he is liable. Decide.
Jun 22 A instigates a child of 6 years to put poison
in the food of B and gives poison to him.
The child mistakenly put poison in the food
of C. Discuss the liability of A and the child?
Jun 22 A, a British national and citizen commits
murder of a US national in Chennai.
Whether he is amenable to the jurisdiction
of criminal courts in India. Discuss.
Jun 22 A minor was ill-treated by his step mother.
He left her house and took shelter in X’s
house. X gave him shelter and medical
treatment. Whether X is liable under Sec
361?
Jun 22 A voluntarily throws into river a ring
belonging to Z, with the intention of thereby
causing wrongful loss to Z. Whether A has
committed any o ence. Decide.

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Dec Z an o cer of court of justice being ordered
2018 by that court to arrest M, after proper
(o) enquiries, believing B to be M, arrest B.
Discuss his criminal liability.
Dec Syam an Indian citizen commits murder in
2018 England. After committing murder he
(o) returns to India. India police arrests him and
prosecutes him for muder. Decide.
Dec A threatens to publish a defamatory
2018 statement concerning B unless he gives
(o) him money. B gives him money. Discuss the
criminal liability of A.
Dec A begins to unloose the muzzle of a
2018 ferocious dog, intending it, it to be likely
(o) that he may thereby causes Z to believe
that he is about to cause the dog to attack
Z. What is the o ence committed by A.
Dec X says Y is an honest man, he never stole
2018 Z’s watch, intending to cause it to be
(o) believed that Y did steal Z’s watch. Discuss.

Jul 19 In order to maintain discipline in the class

the class the teacher punished the student.
Father of the child led criminal complaint
against the teacher. Teacher approached
the High Court to quash all proceedings
against him. Decide.

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Jul 19 There was a ght between A and B groups.
One of the accused P belong to A group,
after receiving several injuries including a
cut injury on his shoulder red a shot at the
assailant in group B. Unfortunately the shot
h i t a n i n n o c e n t b y s t a n d e r. P w a s
prosecuted for murder. Decide.
Jul 19 Raju prevented the supply of water to
Paul’s house by using a valve key. What
o ence Raju committed. Advice Paul.
Jul 19 Sulaiman and Mohammed were working as
sales men in a general store at Dammam,
Saudi Arabia. One day Mohammed was
deputed to remit Rs 1 lakh in the bank by
manager of the store. Sulaiman also
accompanied him to the bank and both
were not returned to the store.
Mohammed’s dead body was found in the
room on the same day at 4pm by another
roommate. Sulaiman was absconding.
Sameera, wife of Mohammed led a case
against Sulaiman alleging murder of her
husband at Aluva police station. The SI of
Police refused to register a case. She
approached the High Court. Decide.

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Jul 19 In the Presidential election the Prime
minister has written letters to the electors to
vote for the candidate of the party. The
candidate of the opposition led a case
before the Supreme Court alleging undue
in uence by the Prime Minister in the
election. Decide.
Jan 20 Z is labouring under a disease. A knows
that in such a situation, a blow is likely to
cause death of Z. A with the intention of
casing bodily injury, strikes Z. Z dies in
consequence of blow caused by A on Z. A
is liable for murder?
Jan 20 A is riding a chariot. Z lashes A’s horses
thereby causing them to quicken their pace.
Whether Z has used force to A?
Jan 20 A is lawfully arrested by Z, a baili . A is
excited to sudden and violent passion by
the arrest, and kills Z. Whether a has
committed murder? Explain.
Jan 20 A gives Z fty stroke with a stick. Here A
may have committed the o ence of
voluntarily causing hurt to Z by the whole
beating, and also by each of the blows
which make up the whole beating. Explain
whether A is liable to punishment for every
blow?

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Jan 20 A a xes in a public place a placard
instigating a sect consisting of more than
ten members to meet at a certain time and
place, for the purpose of attacking the
members of an adverse sect, while
engaged in a procession. Explain whether A
has committed any o ence?
Apl 21 B sees Z commit what appears to be a
murder. B in the exercise, to the best of his
judgement exerted in good faith, seizes Z
and con nes him before handing him over
to police. However it is proved that Z was in
no way committing murder but was acting
in a prank video. B is now proceeded
against for wrongful con nement. Decide.
Apl 21 A o ers an amount of money as bribe to B,
a public servant, as a reward for showing A
some favour in the exercise of B’s o cial
functions. B however refuses to accept the
bribe and complains to police who in turn
arrests A. A says that the bribe was not
accepted and hence he hasn’t committed
any o ence. Decide.

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Apl 21 Z strike B. B is by this provocation excited
to violent rage. A, a bystander, intending to
take advantage of B’s rage, and to cause
him to kill Z, puts a machete into B’s hand
for that purpose. B uses the weapon to kill
Z. Police arrests both B and A and are tried
for murder. Both A and B claim that they
cannot be charged for murder. Decide.
Apl 21 B has illicit sexual intercourse with A’s wife
C with her consent and knowing that C is
married to A. A comes to know of the same
and les a petition with the police. Police
arrests B on the complaint given by A and
he is tried under section 497 of the IPC,
1860. Decide.
Apl 21 K, an Indian citizen commits a murder in
South Africa and escapes to India. He is
found and arrested from Bangalore and is
tried for the o ence of murder. K takes up a
defence of no jurisdiction of the Indian
courts to try him. Decide.
Sep 21 A, a hindu male, and husband of B, falls in
love with C, a muslim woman. A, converts
to Islam and thereafter marries C. B
prosecutes A for adultery contending that
A’s marriage with C is void since it was
contracted without dissolving his marriage
with B. A contends that since his second
marriage was automatically dissolved with
his conversion. Decide.

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Sep 21 A obtained a lorry under a hire-purchase
agreement and sold it to B before he (i.e., A)
paid the last instalment. What o ence, if
any, did A commit?
Sep 21 A is the husband of V. He used to tease and
taunt her scolding and taunting for not
preparing proper food or that she was not
good looking. As a result, V attempts to
commit suicide. A is prosecuted for cruelty
towards V. Is he liable for the o ence?
Sep 21 B went to park with his pet dog. While B
was sleeping on a bench in the park, A
went with a piece of meat and drew it near
puppy’s nose, which attracted by the scent,
started to follow A for a few meters who
was walking ahead. D discovered this and
seeks your legal opinion as to whether A
can be held liable for any o ence? Advise.

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Sep 21 The RBI issued an order under FERA,
notifying certain controls on carrying gold in
transit on Nov 24, 1964 on the condition
that the passenger should make prior
manifest declaration of the items for transit
in the cargo. A, a foreign national traveling
in a plane from London to Bangkok on Nov
26, 1964 was found carrying 20 kilos of
gold in secret chambers of his overcoat
while he was sitting in the plane in Delhi
airport. He opposes prosecution under
FERA on the ground that he cannot be
convicted unless mens real on his part is
proved. Decide on the validity or otherwise
of his contention.
June A and B agrees to fence with each other for
2022 amusement. During the game B gets injured
(o) and police arrests A on the complaint of B.
A cries foul. Decide.
June Four persons assemble together with a
2022 common object of compelling a public
(o) servant to release an arrested person. The
public servant was forced into releasing the
arrested person due to the act of four. They
are charged u/s 141 of IPC. Decide.
June A by shooting at a fowl with the intent to kill
2022 and steal it, kills B who is behind a bush. A
(o) did not know B was there. He is charged
with the o ence of culpable homicide.
Decide.

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June A injects forcefully into B, a substance
2022 corrosive nature with the intention of
(o) causing permanent deformity of B’s upper
torso. A is charged u/s 326 B of IPC and is
tried by a court of law. A claims that he did
not use acid and hence 326B cannot be
sustained. Decide.
June A threatens Z that he will keep Z’s child in
2022 wrongful con nement unless Z will sign and
(o) deliver to A a promissory note binding Z to
pay certain amount to A. Z signs and
delivers the note. What o ence has A
committed? What are its ingredients?
Dec X and Y two Indian nationals, are employed
2018 as pilots by an airlines company in India.
(o) While they were on ight, the aeroplane
under their charge crashed into an ocean.
All passengers and crew of the plane
except X, Y and a child among the
passengers died in the crash. But X, Y and
the child were oating in the sea clinging on
to a wooden plank. They survived in the sea
for more than 10 days without food. On the
12th day, X and Y killed the child and
survived on his esh for three days. On the
16th day they were saved by a ship which
was passing by. X and Y were prosecuted
for murder of the boy under IPC. They
argued that they killed the boy to save their
own life and that it is not an o ence. Is their
argument valid? Why or Why not?

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Dec A group of men armed with machine guns
2018 and explosives trespass into the premises
(o) of the parliament building in Delhi. They
red a few shots and injured few guards,
but before they could launch deadly attack,
they were surrounded by police. The armed
men were arrested. For what o ence can
they be prosecuted? Why?
Dec A and W are husband and wife respectively.
2018 A shuts W in a room for many days and
(o) provided her with little food once in a week
or two. W becomes weak and tired after a
few weeks. She escapes somehow and is
admitted in a hospital to recover health. A is
prosecuted for attempt to murder. He
argues that murder or its attempt needs
some positive act and he is not liable for
the o ence. Is his argument valid? Why or
why not?
Dec X is a political opponent of A1, A2, A3, A4
2018 and A5. They decided to kill him(X) and
(o) went to his house. But they couldn’t nd
hims X was not at home. Being desperate
for not having found X, A2 shot and killed
D, who was X’s daughter. The ve accused
A1 to A5 are prosecuted u/s 302 read with
S.149 IPC. Are all of the ve accused liable
for the o ence? Decide.

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Dec At a wedding party A, a minister saw and
2018 talked to W, a women minister who is his
(o) colleague in the same government. In the
presence of the few invitees of the function,
A caught W’s hand and told her that he had
to tell her something personal. W refused
and A mildly beat her on her back and told
her to be cooperating to senior colleagues.
W led a case for outraging her modesty to
which A raises defence that it was tri e
which cannot constitute an o ence. Decide
about the validity of the o ence.
Jan 14 A surgeon knowing that a particular
operation is likely to cause the death of Z,
who is having a chronic malignant status in
lungs, not intending Z’s death, to give him
more longevity did an emergency surgery
with Z’s consent. But Z succumbed in the
post operative complications. Did the
surgeon commit any o ence.
Jan 14 A informs a magistrate that Z, a police
o cer subordinate to such magistrate has
been negligent in exercising duties and that
his act amounted to misconduct. A made
this representation fully knowing that the
same was a false statement and that this
information will in all probabilities cause the
magistrate to dismiss Z. Has A committed
any o ence?

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Jan 14 X nds the ring on the main road, not in the
possession of any person. A took the ring
and gifted to his girlfriend. Whether the
taking of ring and accepting it as a gift has
any legal consequences?
Jan 14 Z being bound by an oath to state the truth,
states that he knows that X was at a
particular place on a particular day without
knowing anything on that matter. Is Z guilty
of any o ence?
Jan 14 A makes an attempt to steal some jewels
by breaking open a box and nds after so
opening the box that there is no jewel in it.
Is he guilty of any o ence?
Apl 21 A nds a ring of B on his table. A hides it,
so that he can take it afterwards. Has A
committed any o ence?
Apl 21 A, B, C and D plan to rob the house of E. In
the course of robbery, A stabs E and kill
him. Discuss the liability of B, C and D.
Apl 21 A instigates a child of six years old to mix
poison in the co ee served to B. The child
does so, and B dies. Discuss the liability of
child and A.
Apl 21 A falsely represented himself to be B at an
university examination, got a hall ticket
under B’s name and wrote papers in B’s
name. Has A committed any o ence?

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Apl 21 B under the in uence of madness, attempt
to kill A. A in order to save himself shoots.
B dead with his pistol.Has A committed any
o ence?
Mar Mr X under the in uence of madness
2021 attempts to kill A. A exercises his right of
(o) private defence and injures X. State
whether A is liable.
Mar Mr A knowing that dacoity is about to be
2021 committed at B informs the magistrate that
(o) a dacoity is to be committed at C and
misleads the magistrate with the intent to
facilitate the crime at B. State whether is A
is punishable.
Mar A being an o cer directed by law to take
2021 the property in execution in order to satisfy
(o) a decree pronounced in Z’s favour in a
court of justice knowingly disobeys a
direction of law with the knowledge that he
is likely thereby to cause injury to Z.
Whether A has committed any o ence?
Mar A put jewels into a box belonging to Z with
2021 the intention that they may be found in that
(o) box and this circumstance may force Z to
be convicted of theft. State whether A has
committed of any o ence.

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Mar A threatens to set a savage dog at Z. If Z
2021 goes along a path along which Z has the
(o) right to do so, Z is prevented from going.
State Whether Z has committed any
o ence.
Oct 17 A and B swimming in the sea to escape a
ship wreck, got hold of a plank not large
enough to support both. A pushes o B
who is drowned. Discuss the liability of A.
Oct 17 A and B are validly married spouses. After a
few years of their marriage A goes through
an invalid form of marriage with C a girl of
16 years. Discuss the possibility of of a
conviction for bigamy in this case.
Oct 17 P nds a valuable ring not knowing to
whom it belong. P sells it immediately
without attempting to discover the owner.
Has he committed any o ence?
Oct 17 X makes a false entry in his ship book for
the purpose of using it as corroborative
evidence in a court of justice. Has X
committed any o ence.
Oct 17 A under in uence of excitement and
provocation given by Rama, intentionally
kills Ramu’s child. Discuss the criminal
liability of A.

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Feb A attempts pull Z’s nose. Z prevents A from
2020 doing so in exercise of the right of private
(o) d e f e n c e . A g e t s p ro v o k e d , a n d i n
consequence kills Z. Whether A has
committed murder.
Feb By investigation of A, Z who is above 18
2020 years of age voluntarily commits suicide.
(o) Whether A has abetted murder.

Feb A, in a great re, pulls down houses in order

2020 to prevent the con agration from spreading.
(o) He does this with the intention of saving
human life or property. Explain whether A
has committed any o ence?
Feb Intending or knowing himself to be likely
2020 permanently to dis gure Z’s face, A gives Z
(o) a blow. It does not permanently dis gure
Z’s face. But it causes Z to su er severe
bodily pain for space of 20 days. What is
the nature of crime committed by A.
Feb A is a police o cer. He tortures Z in order to
2020 induce Z to confess that he committed a
(o) crime. Whether A is guilty any o ence
under IPC?
Apl 15 A found a purse with Rs 5000 in it on a
public road. He along with his friends went
to a nearby hotel and spent all that money
found in it. Has A committed any o ence?

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Apl 15 A approached P a quack for the treatment
of some disease. P conducted a surgery on
S, who died subsequently. Examine the
liability of P.
Apl 15 M an unmarried girl, believing that she is
pregnant, procured certain drugs from a
pharmacist for causing miscarriage to
herself and consumed those drugs. Later it
was found that she was not pregnant at all.
Has M committed any o ence?
Apl 15 Z dictates his will to A. A intentionally writes
down the name of his son as legatee
instead of the legatee named by Z, and by
representing to Z that he prepared the will
according to his instructions, induces Z to
sign the will. Find out the o ence if any
committed by A.
Apl 15 K a girl of 17 years misrepresented to M a
boy of 19 years that she is 18 years of age
and expressed her desire to go with him. M
believing her, took her to his house. Q the
father of K makes a complaint against M.
Advice him.

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Jun 16 Three sailors and a boy, the crew of a
vessel, were cast away in a storm on the
high seas and were compelled to put into a
open boat. They had no food and water in
the boat. After a few days in order to save
themselves from death, they put the boy to
death and fed on his esh. Discuss the
liability of the sailors.
Jun 16 X a police man consumed alcohol while he
was on duty and in that intoxicated
condition tried to seize from Y some
properties which are suspected to be
stolen. Y used force against X to prevent X
from seizing those properties. Has Y
committed any o ence?
Jun 16 F a thief has crept into the cow shed
belonging to D for committing theft in the
house of D. Before stealing anything from
there, he was caught by D. Later F was
charged with the o ence of house breaking.
F objects. Advise him.
Jun 16 One of the leading nationalised banks of
India conducted a two hour recruitment
examination for 2000 candidates at the
Townhall at Trivandrum. H who is su ering
from small pox appeared for and wrote the
examination along with other candidates. H
was arrested by the police immediately
after the examination. Examine the o ence
committed by H.

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Jun 16 X the wife of Y, decide to commit suicide
and mixed poison with some food when Y
repeatedly treated her with cruelty. She left
the food on table as she has to attend a
sudden call of the nature. Meanwhile Z the
child of both X and Y ate the food which is
mixed with poison and later died. Examine
the liability of X and Y.
Jan A, B and C planned to commit theft in the
2021 house of D. While they were committing
(o) theft C raped E, daughter of D. Discuss the
criminal liability of A, B and C.
Jan B a child aged 9 stole a necklace from his
2021 neighbours house and sold it to C for Rs
(o) 500/-. Discuss the o ence committed by B
and C.
Jan A nds the purse with money, not knowing
2021 to whom it belongs. A picks it up. He
(o) afterwards discovers that it belongs to Z
and appropriates it to his own use. Can A
be held liable for any o ences?

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