Assam Judicial Service Grade III 2017 (Paper 4) Objective Questions Question Paper with Answers

A, a Zamindar, tortures a raiyat in order to compel him to pay his rent. Under which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is A guilty of an offence?

What is the most specific offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, when A holds Z down and fraudulently takes Z’s money and jewels from Z’s clothes without Z’s consent?

Z, the doorkeeper of Y, is standing in Y’s doorway. At 8:20 p.m., after sunset and before sunrise, A commits house-trespass by entering the house after deterring Z from opposing him by threatening to beat him. Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically prescribes the punishment for this manner and time of entry?

A causes cattle to enter a field belonging to Z, intending to damage Z’s crop and knowing that damage is likely. The facts do not establish a separate property loss or amount of damage. Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 supplies the general punishment for the mischief illustrated by these facts?

A, knowing that dacoity is about to be committed at B, falsely informs the Magistrate that a dacoity is about to be committed at C, a place in an opposite direction, and thereby misleads the Magistrate with intent to facilitate the commission of the offence. The dacoity is committed at B in pursuance of the design. Under which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is A punishable?

Under Section 219(6) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, what is the period of limitation from the date of the commission of the offence for taking cognizance of an offence under Section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, where such offence consists of sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, the wife being under eighteen years of age?

Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, what offences may a second-class Magistrate take cognizance of when specially empowered by the Chief Judicial Magistrate?

Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a Magistrate receives a complaint of an offence the Magistrate is authorized to take cognizance of. The accused resides outside the Magistrate’s territorial jurisdiction. What must the Magistrate do before issuing process?

A witness called for the defence gave a statement recorded by police under section 180 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 during investigation of the offence now being tried. Who may use that statement under the first proviso to section 181(1) to contradict the witness in the manner prescribed by section 148 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023?

As provided by Section 353 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, any person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court shall be a competent witness for the defence and may give evidence on oath in disproof of the charges made against him or any person charged together with him at the same trial; therefore:

Under Section 474(b) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (read with Section 5 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), the power to commute a sentence of imprisonment for life, without the consent of the person sentenced, for imprisonment for a term not less than seven years lies with the:

For how long does a bail bond under section 481 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 remain in force? The bond secures appearance if the higher Court issues notice on an appeal or petition.

A breaches a contract with B. In the same act, A breaches a duty of care owed to C and thereby injures C. C is a stranger to the contract. What effect does that lack of contractual privity have on C’s negligence claim against A?

The doctrine 'qui facit per alium facit per se' means:

State whether the following proposition under the law of torts is True or False: “Justification is not a defence to an action for defamation.”

Which writer described tort in terms of infringement of a right in rem of a private individual, with compensation sought by the injured party?

Which answer identifies every listed relationship in which vicarious liability can arise under the law of torts?

The burden to prove the plea of alibi lies on the:

Which section of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 provides that no particular number of witnesses shall in any case be required for the proof of any fact?

Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the adverse party objects to a leading question during witness examination. In which stages does the examining party need the Court’s permission?