Mid Term Examination, September- 2016
B.A.LL.B. (HONS.)
SEMESTER V
INDIAN PENAL CODE
Max. Marks: 20 Max. Time: 1:30 Hrs.
Note: Answer any TWO questions out of three. All questions carry equal marks.
1. "Section 34 creates no specific offence." (Marks
In the light of the above statement discuss the legal provisions with the help of relevant case laws.
Explain wrongful loss and wrongful gain. Does someone's wrongful loss necessarily mean
someone's wrongful gain?
2. accused of rape of a thirteen year old girl and in furtherance of the act of rape, placed his
hand upon her mouth and his thumb upon her throat thereby causing death by suffocation. The
sole defence of was a plea of drunkenness. Rest your case stating how far one can take the
plea of drunkenness with the help of relevant case laws. (Marks
Explain the term "Doli Incapax". Discuss the scope of immunity under section 82 and 83 of
the Indian Penal Code.
3. Rohit, a boy of twenty one years was charged for committing murder of his father. The
accused was living with his sister, mother and father. The relation between his parents was
strained and his father frequently used to quarrel with his mother. In the night of the fatal accident
there was a quarrel between the accused parents. Rohit's mother called out 'murder' as she was
threatened by her husband by a knife. Rohit believed that his mother's life is in danger and thus
shot and killed his father. Can Rohit take plea of any of the general exceptions which come under
the Indian Penal Code? Rest your case accordingly with the help of relevant case laws.
(Marks
How far 'mens rea' is necessary to make a person liable for an offence he has committed?
What is the difference between intention and motive?