Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Law of Crimes · August/September 2014
August/September 2014 · Law of Crimes · Semester 2
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) I Year II Semester Examination, August / September 2014
Subject: LAW
PAPER - IV: LAW OF CRIMES
Code: 1251 | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Write short notes on any five of the following.
1. Intent to Commit Fraud.
2. Quantum of Punishment.
3. Attempt to Commit Suicide.
4. Knowledge.
5. Motive.
6. Accident.
7. Marital rape.
8. Extortion.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
9. Discuss the liability of an intoxicated person under the Indian Penal Code.
10. "In all robbery there is either theft or extortion." Elucidate. Distinguish between Robbery and
Dacoity.
11. Under what circumstances does Culpable Homicide not amount to murder?
12. Discuss the principles of criminal liability. Can a person be held vicariously liable for an act
committed by another? If so, when?
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
13. A, a surgeon, in good faith, communicates to a patient his opinion that he cannot live. The
patient dies in consequence of the shock. Whether A is liable for any offence?
14. A buys milk knowing it to be mixed with water. In order to prosecute the seller, what offence is
committed by the seller?
15. A beat B, who became unconscious. A, thinking B to be dead, put the body in a bag and threw it
in the river in a bid to destroy the evidence. The body was discovered and the medical examination
revealed that B had died from drowning. Explain the liability of A.
16. A had sexual intercourse with B's wife. Explain what action B can take against A.