Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Juvenile Justice and Probation · January 2018
January 2018 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Juvenile Justice and Probation · Semester 5
PAPER - II : CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE, LAW OF JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT AND PROBATION OF
OFFENDERS ACT
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) / LL.B. (Hon.) (3 YDC) III Year V Semester / B.B.A. LL.B. (5 YDC)
V Year IX Semester Examination, January 2018
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following :
1. The Defence Counsel.
2. Cognizable Offence.
3. Anticipatory Bail.
4. Presumption of Innocence.
5. Summary Trial.
6. Compounding of Offences.
7. Legal Aid to an Indigent Accused.
8. Definition of Juvenile.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks)
Answer any TWO of the following questions :
9. Explain the concept of 'Fair Trial' and enumerate the principal features of 'Fair Trial'.
10. What are the Rights of Arrested Persons under the Code of Criminal Procedure?
11. Discuss the procedure to be followed in a trial before a Court of Session.
12. Write the salient features of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks)
Answer any TWO of the following questions :
13. 'A' was prosecuted for committing theft and was acquitted by the Court. Again he is prosecuted
for the same offence on the ground that some new evidence has been discovered later. Is it
legal? Examine.
14. If a Magistrate who is not empowered, erroneously and in good faith, orders the Police to
investigate into a Non-Cognizable Case, what would be the consequences of this illegality on the
validity of the proceedings?
15. After receiving the First Information Report (FIR), the Station House Officer decided not to
investigate the case on the ground that the case is not of a serious nature. What is the remedy
available to the person aggrieved by such a decision of the Station House Officer?
16. A boy of 17 years of age, as on the date of commission of the offence, escaped detection. Later
he was caught by the Police and produced before the Magistrate for trial. At the time of trial his
age was 21 years. He was tried and convicted by the Criminal Court. Is it legal? Examine.