Indian Penal Code (IPC 1860) MCQs

Give incorrect response. In order to avail the defence under section 87 of the I.P.C. the following conditions must be fulfilled:

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A. Person giving consent is above 18 years of age.
B. If the act is done neither with the intention of causing death nor with the knowledge that it is likely to cause death or grievous hurt.
C. Harm is caused to any person with his consent whether express or implied.
D. Section 87 does not fix any age of the person consenting but section 90 says that consent in order to be valid must be of a person who is above 12 years, therefore, under section 87 also person giving consent must be above 12 years and not 18 years.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

Give correct response. A married girl, Sudha aged about 10 years slept in the night with her mother-in-law. Her husband Vinay aged about 19 years slept with his brother in another hut but in the same homestead. In the early hours of the fateful day the mother-in-law woke Sudha and told her to go about her household duties. Shortly after this Sudha was seen running out of the house and her husband was found mortally wounded on the neck by her. She was hiding herself in a field and could be found only in the afternoon.

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A. Sudha was doli capax as it could be inferred from the case, therefore, she was liable unless proved to be doli incapax.
B. Sudha was doli incapax being below 12 years and was not liable.
C. The circumstances in which murder was committed and the conduct of Sudha were not so as to lead to an inference beyond reasonable doubt that she was guilty.
D. Sudha was not liable because a child below 12 years of age is absolutely immune from liability because of her immature age.
✅ The correct answer is option A.

In cases where an act is not an offence unless done with particular knowledge and intents a person who does the act in state of intoxication shall be liable to the be dealt as if he :

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A. Had the same intent and knowledge as he would have had if he had not been intoxicated.
B. Had the same knowledge as he would have had if he had not been intoxicated.
C. Had the acknowledge and intent.
D. Had the knowledge.
✅ The correct answer is option B.

Point out incorrect response. The following are the ingredients of section 83 I.P. Code.

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A. An act done by a child above 7 years but under 12 years of age.
B. A child of above 7 but below 12 years is in India presumed to be doli incapax, therefore, the prosecution has to establish that he was doli capax.
C. The child must not have attained sufficient maturity of understanding to judge of the nature and consequences of his conduct.
D. Incapacity must exist at the time of commission of the act.
✅ The correct answer is option A.

Point out incorrect response. Indian law relating to drunkenness as defence may be summed up in the following propositions :

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A. Voluntary drunkenness is no excuse for a crime which requires the mere presence of “knowledge” as distinct from intention.
B. Voluntary drunkenness is an excuse only as regards “intention”.
C. Where actual knowledge exists it gives rise to an inference of presumed intention so as to make voluntary drunkenness an excuse.
D. Involuntary drunkenness is an excuse.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

Point out incorrect response. The following are the ingredients of the defence of unsoundness of mind under section 84 I.P.C. :

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A. Act must be done by a person of unsound mind.
B. Such person must be incapable of knowing : (i) the nature of the act, or (ii) that the act was contrary to law, or (iii) that the act was wrong.
C. A person must be suffering from some defect of reason whether it is because of some disease of mind or otherwise at the time of commission of the crime.
D. Incapacity must be by reason of unsoundness of mind of the offender and incapacity must exist at the time of doing of the act constituting the offence.
✅ The correct answer is option C.