B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 10 White Collar Crimes 2012 Jun Question Paper - KSLU

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UNIT - I

1. Q1 (a) Explain the basic principles of traditional criminal jurisprudence.
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2. Q1 OR Socio-economic crimes are sometimes described as "Public Welfare Offences". Explain.
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3. Q1 (b) Write a note on white collar crimes.
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4. Q1 OR Write a note on new 'Clinical jurisprudence'.
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UNIT - II

1. Q2 (a) Explain the meaning of official deviance.
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2. Q2 OR Analyse the crimes under the prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
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3. Q2 (b) An Act framed to prevent a social offence provides for presumption of guilt of accused unless proved to the contrary. Can such a law pass the test of constitutional validity ?
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4. Q2 OR An Act designed to unearth black money confers immunity from prosecution on those who volunteer to invest black money in government bonds. Is the law valid ?
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UNIT - III

1. Q3 (a) Elucidate the structures of legal restraint on police power in India.
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2. Q3 OR Explain the police reforms directed by the Supreme Court of India referring to decided cases.
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3. Q3 (b) Write a note on politicians' deviance.
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4. Q3 OR Police as perpetrators of crime.
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UNIT - IV

1. Q4 (a) Explain illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
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2. Q4 OR Discuss the repressive measures adopted under Drugs and Cosmetics Act to prevent adulteration of drugs.
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3. Q4 (b) A drug addict wants to volunteer to undergo deaddiction process. However, an addict is liable to be prosecuted under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Advise him.
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4. Q4 OR A person is found to be addicted to drugs. Can he be prosecuted under the Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ?
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UNIT - V

1. Q5 (a) Explain the main features of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
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2. Q5 OR Discuss the salient features of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.
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3. Q5 (b) There was a custom requiring each of the householder in the village to offer one day's free labour to the village headman. 'A' refuses to offer the labour. Can the headman enforce the custom against 'A' ?
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4. Q5 OR It is sought to prosecute a middleman of marriages who has filed a complaint of dowry harassment for abating the offence. Can the middleman be prosecuted ?
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