Section 497 of Indian Penal Code defines "Adultery" thus: "Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of another." Here, actus reus relates to:

Section 497 of Indian Penal Code defines "Adultery" thus: "Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of another." Here, actus reus relates to: Correct Answer Married woman

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Which of the following statement/statements is/are incorrect?
1. Criminal liability is best explained by the maxim "actus non-facit reum, nisi mens sit rea"
2. For criminal liability, the 'actus' should be 'reus'
3. The word 'actus reus' only includes act but not omission
4. The actus reus of omission is well illustrated in R. v. Horsey
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:
In case of Section 497 of Indian Penal Code (Adultery) the actus reus mainly relates to:
Study the following statements and pick up the right option from the given below:
Statement I: Voluntary sexual intercourse outside the wedlock is a ground for judicial separation as well as divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
Statement II: Apart from being sued for divorce or judicial separation, a spouse having voluntary sexual intercourse outside the wedlock is also punishable under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as such this act necessarily amounts to adultery.
A (a 28 year old man) and B (a 27 year old woman) were in a romantic relationship and were living together. After being in a relationship for nearly three years, A asked B whether they could have sexual intercourse. B said that she would consent to sexual intercourse only if A agreed to marry her. A promised to marry B, and thereafter they had sexual intercourse multiple times over the next three years. Subsequently, B discovered that A was not being faithful to her and was in a relationship with another woman. She broke off the relationship, and sought to initiate criminal proceedings against A. Which of the following offences can A be prosecuted for?
Section 471 of the Indian Penal Code states that "whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document or electronic record which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document or electronic record, shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such document or electronic record".
If a person is convicted only for the offence under Section 471 of the Indian Penal Code he will then
Consider the following statements:
For the offence of adultery, under Section 497, Indian Penal Code,
1. Both the partners can be punished.
2. The wife shall not be punishable as an abettor.
3. The imprisonment for adultery may extend for a term of five years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Read the following:
1. The maxim "Actus me invito factus non est mens actus" find application in Section 94 of the Indian Penal Code.
2. The maxim "deminimis non curat lex" has been incorporated in Section 95 of the Indian Penal Code.
Of the above
The Supreme Court in 2017 read down Exception 2 to Section 375 Indian Penal Code to be meaningfully read as: "Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under eighteen years of age, is not rape," in the case of: