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A six year old boy kills a fellow boy with a knife. According to Indian Penal Code, he is not liable to be prosecuted and punished for the killing. Is he a person? He is

A six year old boy kills a fellow boy with a knife. According to Indian Penal Code, he is not liable to be prosecuted and punished for the killing. Is he a person? He is Correct Answer A person

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Consider the following statements:
1. Section 34 of Indian Penal Code requires two persons whereas Section 149 of Indian Penal Code require five persons.
2. Section 34 of Indian Penal Code requires common intention, whereas Section 149 of Indian Penal Code requires common object
3. Section 34 of Indian Penal Code and Section 149 of Indian Penal Code both require presence of a prior consent
4. Section 34 of Indian Penal Code and section 149 of Indian Penal Code. Both create specific offence
Which of the above statements are correct?
Carefully read following statements:
1. According to Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, requirement is of two persons, whereas under Section 149 of Indian Penal Code, requirement is of five persons.
2. According to Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, common intention is required whereas under Section 149 Indian Penal Code, common object is required
3. Previous consent is required under Section 34 & 149 of Indian Penal Code
4. Section 34 of Indian Penal Code and Section 149 of Indian Penal Code constitutes a specific offence
Which of the above statements is true:
Eight boys are sitting around a circular table and drinking milk in their own separate glasses with ID numbers 1 to 8. Boy-2 is sitting between boy-6 and boy-7, boy-1 is sitting between boy-8 and boy-5. Boy-3 is sitting to the third left of boy-7 and boy-8 is sitting to the third right of boy-4. What is the position of boy-5 with respect to boy-3 ?
According to the Indian Penal Code, which of the following conclusions would be correct? 1. A hits Z fifty times with a stick. If the punishment for a strike is 1 year, then A will be punished with 50 years of imprisonment. 2. When A is hitting Z, Y intervenes and A deliberately kills Y as well. A is liable to one punishment for voluntarily causing hurt to Z and another punishment for killing Y.
Consider the following provisions : a. According to Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to the ‘due process of Law’. b. According to Article 20 (2) of the Indian Constitution, no person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offense more than once. c. According to Article 14 of the Indian Constitution, the State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.  Which of the provisions given above is not correct?
Two boys are playing on a ground. Both the boys are less than 10 years old. Age of the younger boy is equal to the cube root of the product of the age of the two boys. If we place the digit representing the age of the younger boy to the left of the digit representing the age of the elder boy, we get the age of the father of the younger boy. Similarly, we place the digit representing the age of the elder boy to the left of the digit representing the age of the younger boy and divide the figure by 2, we get the age of the mother of the younger boy. The mother of the younger boy is younger than his father by 3 years. Then, what are the ages of elder and younger boys ?
Which of the following combinations are correctly matched?
1. Harbour ⇔ Section 51A, Indian Penal Code
2. Wrongful Loss ⇔ Section 23, Indian Penal Code
3. Gang rape on woman under twelve years of age ⇔ Section 376DB, Indian Penal Code
4. Gang rape ⇔ Section 376D, Indian Penal Code
Select the correct answer:
Consider the following statements:
1. In the case of Mithu v. State of Punjab, the constitutional validity of Section 303 of the Indian Penal Code was examined by the Supreme Court of India and held that this Section violates Article 14 and Article 21 of the Constitution,
2. Counsel for appellants/petitioners in the above case contended that Section 303 of the Indian Penal Code is arbitrary, because it authorizes deprivation of life by an unjust and unfair procedure.
3. Section 303 of the Indian Penal Code provides punishment for culpable homicide by causing death of person other that the person whose death was intended.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Eight friends— A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Each one of them likes different brands of television—Onida, Sony, Samsung, Micromax, TCL, LG, Toshiba and Sansui, but not necessarily in the same order. A sits third to the right of the person who likes Sansui. A does not like Samsung. E is not an immediate neighbour of H. C sits on the immediate right of the person who likes Samsung.                                     Neither A nor H likes TCL or a Sony. The person who likes TCL is not an immediate neighbour of the person who likes Sansui. The person who likes Onida sits second to the left of E. The person who likes Onida is an immediate neighbour of the both persons who like LG and Toshiba. Person who likes Toshiba sits third to the right of B. B does not like TCL. F is not an immediate neighbour of A. G is not an immediate neighbour of the person who likes Onida. Only two people sit between the person who likes Toshiba and H. The persons who like TCL and the Sony are immediate neighbours of each other. Which of the following brands of television is liked by H?
Examine the two statements and give the correct answer:
Assertion (A): A boy of six and half year old intentionally kills B. A is not liable for murder.
Reason (R): A child under the age of seven years is immuned from criminal liability