Judiciary - Constitutional, Civil, Criminal Courts and Processes Test 26

The High Court having the jurisdiction in Judicial matters relating to the largest number of States/Union Territories is ______________.

The Bombay High Court does not have a bench at which one of the following places?

Which of the following States/UTs are covered by the Mumbai High Court?
1. Maharastra
2. Goa
3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
4. Daman and Diu

PRINCIPLE: Whoever, by words, or by signs or otherwise brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt or excites disaffection towards the Government established by law in India shall be punished with imprisonment for life. This is the law on sedition.
FACTS: X made the following two sentences at a public gathering:
(i) This is a Government of scoundrels, boatleggers, fools and scamsters. Throw them out this time by voting against them. They don't deserve to be in power.
(ii) Kill all these corrupts and rascals who are running this nation, whether they are leaders of the ruling party or the government servants. Come help me to clean this nation from these evils.
DECISION will be ______.

PRINCIPLE: In criminal law, misappropriation is the intentional, illegal use of the property or funds of another person for one's own use or other unauthorized purpose, particularly by a public official, a trustee of a trust, an executor or administrator of a dead person's estate or by any person with a responsibility to care for and protect another's assets. Embezzlement is misappropriation when the funds involved have been lawfully entrusted to the embezzler. On the contrary, theft is the illegal taking of another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.
FACTS: A went for swimming at the Municipal Swimming pool. A handed over all his valuables, including some case to X, the guard on duty for safe custody, as notified by the Municipality. After swimming for an hour, A came out and searched for X. He found another guard on duty and that guard informed A that X had gone home after completing his shift and did not hand over anything to be given to A. A registered a complaint with the police. X was traced but he told the police that he sold all the valuables and the entire cash was used for drinking liquor. What offence, if any, was/were committed by X?

PRINCIPLE: A person is said to do a thing fraudulently, if he does that thing with intent to defraud, but not otherwise.
FACTS: 'A' occasionally hands over his ATM card to 'B' to withdraw money for 'A', uses 'A's ATM card to find out the balance in 'A's account, but does not withdraw any money.

PRINCIPLE: There are legal provisions to give authority to a person to use necessary force against an assailant or wrong-doer for the purpose of protecting one's own body and  as property as also another's body and property when immediate aid from the state machinery is not readily available; and in so doing he is not answerable in law for his deeds.
FACTS: X, a rich man was taking his morning walk. Due to the threats of robbers in the locality, he was carrying his piston also. From the opposite direction, another person was coming with a ferocious looking dog. All of a sudden, the dog which was on a chain held by the owner, started barking at X. The owner of the dog called the dog to be calm. They crossed each other without any problem. But suddenly, the dog started barking again from a distance. X immediately took out his pistol. By seeing the pistol, the dog stopped barking and started walking with the owner. However, X shot at the dog which died instantly. The owner of the dog files a complaint against X, which in due course reached the Magistrate Court. X pleads the right of private defence. Decide.

Which one of the following pairs of High Courts and their seats is not matched correctly?

Which High Court has jurisdiction over the State of Arunachal Pradesh? 

PRINCIPLE: When any person with an intention to cause damage to the public or to any person, causes destruction of any property, he is said to have committed the offence of mischief.