Previous Year Question(s): Q. Unless the ingredients of either ‘theft’ or ‘extortion’ are present, neither the offence of ‘robbery’ nor the offence of ‘dacoity’ can be made out. Explain. Q. In all robbery, there is either theft or extortion. Explain.  Important Provision: Section 390 of the IPC – Robbery Section 391 of the IPC – Dacoity Important … Continue reading Robbery-An aggravated form of Theft/Extortion

Previous Year Question(s): Q. If a woman watches or captures the image of another woman engaging in a private act in circumstances where she would usually have the expectation of not being observed by any other person, does that amount to the offence of ‘voyeurism’ under the Indian Penal Code? Discuss.  Important Provision: Section 354c … Continue reading Section 354C of IPC

Previous Year Question(s) - Q. If a person, who voluntarily consumed intoxicating liquor, commits an offence, while under the influence of such intoxication, can he plead ‘voluntary intoxication’ as a defence? Discuss in the light of relevant provisions of the IPC.  Important Provisions – Sections 85 and 86 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 Important Observations … Continue reading Voluntary and Involuntary Intoxication

Previous Year Questions – Q. Right to private defence under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is available only to an innocent person. It is not a right to retribution. Analyze.  Q. What is meant by right of private defence? What are the general principles which form the basis of right of private defence? Important Provisions … Continue reading Private Defence – § 96-106 of IPC, 1860

Previous Year Question: Q. “Act done by me against my will, is not my act”. Examine in the light of legal provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 Important Provision: Section 94 of the IPC - Act to which a person is compelled by threats. Important Observations: The principle is founded on the well-known maxim, … Continue reading Act to which a Person is Compelled by Threats