Criminal Law Te...

Principle: No communication made in good faith is an offence by reason of any harm to the person to whom it is made, if it is made for the benefit of that person.

Facts: 'A ', a surgeon, in good faith, communicates to a patient his opinion that he cannot live. The patient dies in consequence of the shock.

Two parties A and B gather together for free fight in order to settle a land dispute and in the process end up inflicting injuries on one another. Here:

Z under the influence of madness attempts to kill A.

A enters by night which he is legally entitled to enter Z in good faith mistaking A to be a burglar attacks him.

A voluntary burns a valuable security belonging to B intending to cause wrongful loss to B.

Which of the following means that the prosecution has to prove the charge against the accused in criminal cases?

Y draws a picture of Z running away with C ’s watch, intending it to be believed that Z stole C ’s watch.

Principle: Nothing is an offence which is done by a child above seven years of age and under twelve, who has not attained sufficient maturity of understanding to judge of the nature and consequences of his conduct on that occasion.

Facts: A is a nine year old boy who is jealous of his friend B ’s many toys. One day while playing at B ’s house, he steals one of the B ’s smaller toys. Has he committed theft?

Principle: An abettor is liable for the crime of abetment only with regard to the crime which reasonably resulted from his abetment

Facts: A instigates B to burn Z ’s house. B sets fire to the house and at the same time commits theft of property there.

A is responsible for abetting which of the following crimes?

A, enters a house with the intention of committing theft. But moved by the poverty of the house holder he drops a rupee note and left the place. In this case