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1

The cardinal principle of Criminal Law Nullum crimen nulla poena sine lege means

A

No crime or punishment can exist with-out a pre-existing penel law
B

A man is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty
C

Ignorance of law is no excuse
D

An act must be accompanied by a criminal intent to constitute an offence

2

The doctrine of Necessity has been elaborately considered in the landmark decision of

A

R v. McNaghten (1843) 8 Eng Rep 718
B

Basdev v. State of PEPSU AIR 1956 SC 488
C

R v. Dudley and Stephens (1884) 14 QBD 273
D

Bimbadar pradhan v. State of Orissa AIR 1956 SC 469

3

In his will, Mr. Y wrote: "I intend my property to be equally divided between by three children A, S and H." A dishonestly scratched out the name of H, intending that it may be believed that the whole of the property was left to the divided between H and himself alone. A is guilty of

A

Cheating
B

Forgery
C

Misappropriation
D

Theft

4

The general rules of succession in case of a female Hindu have been laid down in Section……. of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.

A

11
B

12
C

15
D

14

5

The limitation period for initiating action where no period of limitation is prescribed anywhere is

A

Three years from the date on which the right to apply accrues
B

One year from the date on which the right to apply accrues
C

Anytime from the date on which the right to apply accrues
D

None of the above

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