Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Model Test 24 (English)

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CrPC Model Test 24 (English)

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898

Questions: 50
Full Marks: 50
Time: 30 Minutes

1 / 50

During the general examination of the accused by the Court (Section 342), can an oath be administered to the accused?

A) Only if he asks for it

B) Only in murder cases

C) Yes

D) No

2 / 50

The dismissal of a complaint is considered an acquittal under Section 403.

A) Only in Metro areas

B) Only if the complainant died

C) False

D) True

3 / 50

Section 339C mandates that a Magistrate conclude a trial within 180 days from the date:

A) Of the arrest

B) Of the charge framing

C) Of the crime

D) On which the case is received by him for trial

4 / 50

Section 403(5) states that nothing in this section shall affect the provisions of Section 26 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, or which section of this Code?

A) Section 144

B) Section 342

C) Section 188 (Liability for offences committed outside Bangladesh)

D) Section 154

5 / 50

A pardon under Section 338 can be tendered or ordered by the Court of Session at any time BEFORE:

A) The charge is framed

B) The judgment is passed

C) The accused pleads

D) The appeal is filed

6 / 50

A is convicted of causing grievous hurt. The injured person AFTERWARDS dies. Can A be tried again for culpable homicide (Illustration (c))?

A) Only in a military tribunal

B) No, Double Jeopardy prevents it

C) Yes, A may be tried again for culpable homicide

D) Only if A confesses to murder

7 / 50

Under Section 403(4), if a person is acquitted/convicted of an offence, but the first Court was NOT competent to try the offence he is subsequently charged with based on the same acts, can he be tried?

A) Only if the first trial was a summary trial

B) Only if the Government orders it

C) Yes, he may be subsequently charged and tried for the other offence

D) No

8 / 50

A is tried upon a charge of murder and acquitted. There was no charge of robbery, but facts showed he committed robbery at the time. Can he be tried for robbery later (Illustration (b))?

A) No, he was acquitted

B) Yes, he may afterwards be charged with and tried for robbery

C) Only in a civil court

D) Only if the family complains

9 / 50

What happens if a person accepts a pardon but then gives false evidence at the trial?

A) He is fined 1000 Taka

B) He is deported

C) He may be tried for the offence for which the pardon was tendered (Section 339)

D) He is forgiven

10 / 50

Besides the exact same offence, Section 403(1) prohibits a second trial on the same facts for any other offence for which:

A) A different charge might have been made under Section 236

B) Both A and B

C) He might have been convicted under Section 237

D) He was pardoned

11 / 50

What is the consequence if the accused refuses to pay for the copy of the pardon record (Section 337(1A))?

A) He is fined further

B) He gets it free automatically

C) He doesn't get it, unless the Magistrate furnishes it free for a special reason

D) The pardon is cancelled

12 / 50

Under Section 396, if an escaped convict is sentenced to a fine, when does it take effect?

A) Never

B) When he is caught again

C) Immediately

D) After 1 year

13 / 50

If a case involves multiple accused, and one is forwarded to a superior Magistrate under Section 349 for a higher sentence, what happens to the others who are also guilty?

A) They are sentenced by the junior Magistrate

B) All the accused who are guilty must be forwarded together

C) They are released on bail

D) They are acquitted

14 / 50

To prosecute a pardoned accomplice for giving false evidence (perjury), whose sanction is strictly required?

A) The Public Prosecutor

B) The High Court Division

C) The District Magistrate

D) The Police

15 / 50

Compounding of offences is covered under which section?

A) Section 339

B) Section 401

C) Section 396

D) Section 345

16 / 50

The discharge of an accused is NOT an acquittal for the purposes of Section 403.

A) False

B) True

C) True, except in murder cases

D) False, it always prevents a retrial

17 / 50

Who has the power to commute a sentence of death to any other sentence without the consent of the offender?

A) The High Court

B) The Inspector General of Prisons

C) The District Magistrate

D) The Government

18 / 50

Under Section 397, if a person is serving a sentence in default of furnishing security (Sec 123), and is sentenced for an offence committed PRIOR to the security order, the sentences run:

A) The security sentence is cancelled

B) The new sentence is postponed

C) Concurrently (latter sentence commences immediately)

D) Consecutively

19 / 50

An accused has the right to be defended by a pleader under Section 340. Can the accused also be a witness for the defence?

A) Yes, on his own request in writing

B) No

C) Yes, if the judge summons him

D) Yes, if the police force him

20 / 50

Section 340(2) allows a person proceeded against under Chapter X (Public Nuisances) to:

A) Offer himself as a witness in such proceedings

B) Ignore the court

C) Demand a jury trial

D) File a civil suit

21 / 50

If an accused is being tried in absentia under Section 339B(1), the publication must be in:

A) One national daily Bangla Newspaper having wide circulation

B) The government gazette only

C) An English daily

D) A local poster

22 / 50

Under Section 403(2), can a person be tried afterwards for any distinct offence for which a separate charge might have been made at the former trial under Section 235(1)?

A) Only if the Supreme Court allows it

B) Yes, he may be afterwards tried for any distinct offence

C) No, Double Jeopardy applies

D) Only if new evidence is found

23 / 50

Under Section 403(3), if A is convicted of an act causing consequences, and those consequences together with the act constitute a different offence, can he be tried for the latter offence?

A) No, under no circumstances

B) Only if he is granted bail

C) Yes, if the consequences had not happened or were not known to the Court to have happened at the time of conviction

D) Yes, but only for civil damages

24 / 50

A, B, and C are convicted of robbing D. Can they afterwards be tried for dacoity on the same facts (Illustration (g))?

A) No

B) Only if D dies

C) Only if they appeal

D) Yes, because dacoity requires 5 or more persons and the first court might not have been competent to try dacoity, or it's a distinct offence

25 / 50

A Magistrate of the 2nd class finds the accused guilty but believes he deserves 5 years imprisonment. Under Section 349, he must forward the accused to:

A) The District Magistrate

B) The Chief Judicial Magistrate or an empowered 1st class Magistrate

C) The Sessions Court

D) The High Court Division

26 / 50

Under Section 401(2), when the Government seeks the opinion of the presiding Judge regarding remission of a sentence, the Judge must forward his opinion and:

A) The weapon used

B) The accused's confession

C) A certified copy of the record of the trial

D) A police report

27 / 50

Under Section 350, if Magistrate A hears the evidence and is transferred, can Magistrate B act on the evidence recorded by Magistrate A?

A) Only if the accused is a woman

B) Only in civil cases

C) No, he must start over

D) Yes

28 / 50

In calculating the 180-day time limit for a Magistrate to conclude a trial (Section 339C), what time is explicitly EXCLUDED?

A) Days spent on account of the absconsion of an accused after his release on bail

B) Days the lawyer is absent

C) Public holidays

D) Weekends

29 / 50

Does a change in the constitution of a Bench of Magistrates invalidate their judgment (Section 350A)?

A) Yes

B) Only if the change happened in the last week

C) No, provided the Magistrates passing judgment were present throughout the proceedings

D) Only if the accused objects

30 / 50

Under Section 344, the Court can postpone or adjourn proceedings. A Magistrate cannot remand an accused to custody for a term exceeding:

A) 60 days at a time

B) 30 days at a time

C) 15 days at a time

D) 7 days at a time

31 / 50

What is the result of a successful composition of an offence under Section 345?

A) Acquittal of the accused

B) Sentence reduction

C) Remand

D) Discharge

32 / 50

If the person competent to compound an offence is dead, can the offence still be compounded?

A) The provided text does not explicitly cover the death of the victim.

B) Both A and C.

C) Yes, by the legal representative

D) No, it cannot be compounded.

33 / 50

The officer executing a sentence must return the warrant to the Court with an endorsement. This is required by:

A) Section 403

B) Section 381

C) Section 396

D) Section 400

34 / 50

Which section governs the tender of pardon to an accomplice?

A) Section 401

B) Section 396

C) Section 337

D) Section 403

35 / 50

According to the Explanation in Section 403, which of the following is NOT an "acquittal" for the purposes of Double Jeopardy?

A) The discharge of the accused

B) The dismissal of a complaint

C) The stopping of proceedings under Section 249

D) All of the above

36 / 50

Section 352 declares that Criminal Courts are:

A) Only for lawyers

B) Held in secret

C) Open Courts, to which the public generally may have access

D) Closed to the media

37 / 50

Under Section 402A, the power to suspend, remit, or commute a sentence of death can also be exercised by:

A) The Prime Minister

B) The Chief Justice

C) The Speaker of Parliament

D) The President

38 / 50

What legal principle is embodied in Section 403 of the CrPC?

A) Double Jeopardy (Autrefois acquit and Autrefois convict)

B) Habeas Corpus

C) Mens Rea

D) Res Gestae

39 / 50

If a person undergoing imprisonment is sentenced to imprisonment for a NEW offence, the sentences generally run:

A) Consecutively (at the expiration of the previous sentence), unless the Court directs otherwise

B) The shorter one is cancelled

C) Concurrently

D) They are averaged out

40 / 50

If an accused pleads guilty but the court wants to tender a pardon to him to testify against co-accused, can it be done?

A) Yes, under Section 337/338, as long as it's before judgment

B) No, a guilty plea ends his involvement

C) Only in civil cases

D) Only if the police allow it

41 / 50

A is charged before the Court of Session and convicted of the culpable homicide of B. Can A afterwards be tried on the same facts for the murder of B (Illustration (d))?

A) No

B) Only if the High Court orders it

C) Only if the prosecution appeals

D) Yes

42 / 50

Under Section 399, what is the age limit for a person to be considered a "youthful offender" who can be confined in a reformatory?

A) Under 18 years

B) Under 15 years

C) Under 12 years

D) Under 21 years

43 / 50

A is tried upon a charge of theft as a servant and acquitted. Can he be charged later, upon the same facts, with theft simply or criminal breach of trust (Illustration (a))?

A) Yes, if the amount stolen was large

B) No, while the acquittal remains in force

C) Yes, if the employer appeals

D) Yes

44 / 50

"Autrefois acquit" means:

A) Guilty mind

B) Previously acquitted

C) Habeas corpus

D) Previously convicted

45 / 50

Under Section 402, a sentence of death can be commuted to:

A) Rigorous imprisonment

B) Transportation

C) All of the above

D) Fine only

46 / 50

A is charged with voluntarily causing hurt to B and convicted. A may NOT afterwards be tried for voluntarily causing grievous hurt to B on the same facts UNLESS:

A) The police appeal

B) The consequences (making it grievous) had not happened or were not known to the Court at the time of conviction

C) A confesses

D) B demands more money

47 / 50

A person pardoned under Section 337 is detained in custody until the termination of the trial. If the trial ends in acquittal of the other accused, is the pardoned person released?

A) He is handed to the police

B) No, he is automatically convicted

C) He is exiled

D) Yes, because the trial terminated

48 / 50

A is charged by a 2nd class Magistrate with theft from the person of B and convicted. Can A be subsequently charged with and tried for robbery on the same facts (Illustration (f))?

A) Only if A appeals the theft conviction

B) Yes, because a 2nd class Magistrate is not competent to try robbery

C) No

D) Only if B requests it

49 / 50

A Magistrate questioning the accused under Section 342 cannot use:

A) Interpreters

B) The Penal Code

C) Open-ended questions

D) Any influence by means of promise or threat (Section 343)

50 / 50

Under Section 403(1), a person who has once been tried and convicted/acquitted shall NOT be liable to be tried again for the same offence, provided that:

A) The conviction or acquittal remains in force

B) He agrees to the second trial

C) Both A and B

D) The first trial was by a Court of competent jurisdiction

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