LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 6 Law of Crimes Oct 2026 ATKT 60/40 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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• N.B. 1. All Questions Are Compulsory 2. Figures to the right indicate maximum marks 3. Cite relevant case laws wherever necessary

SECTION I - Q.1 Answer the following questions in one or two sentences (Any Six), any 6 of 10 12 Marks

1. Q1 State the definition of 'Appropriate Government' with reference to commutation of sentences.
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2. Q2 What is meant by Solitary Confinement?
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3. Q3 What is meant by 'acts causing slight harm'?
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4. Q4 Enumerate any two offences relating to Elections.
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5. Q5 What is 'Cheating by Personation'?
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6. Q6 Mention any two offences that are punishable with death.
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7. Q7 What is meant by 'Abetment'?
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8. Q8 What is meant by 'Document'?
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9. Q9 What is meant by 'good faith'?
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10. Q10 What is meant by 'voluntarily'?
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SECTION II - Q2. Write short notes (Any two), any 2 of 4 12 Marks

1. Q11 Criminal Intimidation
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2. Q12 Dowry Death
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3. Q13 Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
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4. Q14 Stages of Crime Commission
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SECTION III - Q3. Situation based questions (Any Two), any 2 of 4 12 Marks

1. Q15 X, a citizen of South Africa murders a German citizen on a ship registered in India while the ship was sailing in the Pacific Ocean. (i) Explain the legal provision relating to extra-territorial jurisdiction as applicable. (ii) Whether X can be tried in India? Briefly explain how.
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2. Q16 A instigates B to instigate C to murder Z. B accordingly instigates C to murder Z. C commits the murder in pursuance of the instigation. C is actively assisted by D and E in committing the murder of Z. The three of them act jointly in furtherance of the common intention. (i) Explain the criminal liability of A, B and C, citing the applicable legal provisions. (ii) Citing the relevant and applicable legal provision, explain the criminal liability of D and E.
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3. Q17 In an altercation between X and Y, a strong blow is inflicted by X upon Y's face, owing to which Y's lower jaw is dislocated. (i) Which offence has X committed? Justify your answer. (ii) If he is able to show that he received grave and sudden provocation from Y. what difference would it make to his criminal liability?
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4. Q18 Anish causes Zubin to go within a walled space and locks him in. (i) Whether Anish has committed any offence? Explain with the aid of relevant and applicable legal provision. (ii) If Anish committed this act with the purpose of extorting property from Anish's wife, what will be his criminal liability? Explain with the aid of relevant and applicable legal provision.
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SECTION IV - Q.4 Essay Type Questions (Any Two), any 2 of 4 24 Marks

1. Q19 Examine the law relating to the offence of Defamation and its exceptions.
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2. Q20 Explain in detail Theft, Extortion, Robbery and Dacoity.
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3. Q21 Explain the theories of Punishments in detail.
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4. Q22 Examine in detail: All Murders are culpable homicides but all culpable homicides are not murders.
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