A. 1889-90
B. 1919-20
C. 1923-25
D. 1931-32
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Penology Treatment of Offenders MCQs
The SC in _____ held that a delay of eight years in the disposal of mercy petition would be sufficient to justify commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment.
A. madhu mehta v. union of india
B. ankush maruti shinde v. state of maharashtra
C. renuka bai v. state of maharashtra
D. amarjit singh v.state of punjab
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The Law Commission of India in 1967 recommended
A. the retention of death penalty
B. abolition of death penalty
C. in rarest of rare case
D. only for crimes under ipc
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The Supreme Court of India has held the constitutional validity of Capital Punishment in
A. jagmohan singh v. state of up
B. madhu mehta v. union of india
C. ankush maruti shinde v. state of maharashtra
D. bacchan singh v. state of punjab
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The doctrine of death penalty for ‘rarest of rare case’ was used by SC in
A. machi singh & others v. state of punjab
B. bacchan singh v. state of punjab
C. rajendra prasad v. state of up
D. madhu mehta v. union of india
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Author of the book, ‘Essay on Crimes and Punishment’, is ______.
A. cesare lombroso
B. cesare beccaria
C. t. sellin
D. e.h. sutherland
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Under the probation of Offender Act, Probation is granted mostly
A. all offenders
B. first offenders
C. terrorists
D. recidivists
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The process whereby newly admitted prisoners come to accept prison lifestyles and sometimes criminal values is called _______.
A. probation restitution
B. prison population
C. prison subculture
D. prisonization
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Which theory believes that the criminal is punished for his own good?
A. preventive
B. retributive
C. reformative
D. none of these
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The Public Prosecutors are appointed by
A. supreme court
B. high court
C. sessions court
D. state government
✅ The correct answer is option D.