IPC

See previous question for explanation

Unnatural sexual offence

If a person is unable to follow his ordinary pursuits for a period of 20 days as a result of the injury it becomes grievous hurt (Section 320 IPC).

• Any act which is done by a child under seven years of age is not an offence (Sec. 82,I.P.C.).
• A child between seven and 12 years is presumed to be capable of committing an offence, if he attained “sufficient maturity of understanding to judge the nature and consequences of his conduct on that occasion” (Sec. 83,I.P.C.).

• Sec 201 IPC: Deals with causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offenders 
• Sec 203 IPC: This section makes giving of false information in respect of commission of an offence punishable

• Sec 191 IPC Defines what amounts to giving false evidence by a person who is under legal obligation to speak the truth.
• Sec 192 IPC Defines the offence of fabricating false evidence.
• Sec 197 IPC Makes issuing or signing false certificates punishable.

A doctor is punishable under IPC 304 A if there is evidence of gross medical negligence / criminal negligence.

According to this act, whoever causes the death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide shall be punished with imprisonment upto 2 years or with fine or both.

Criminal negligence occurs when the doctor shows gross lack of competence or gross inattention or inaction, gross recklessness, or wanton difference to the patients safety or gross negligence in the selection and application of remedies.

Grievous Hurt:

• Emasculation.
• Permanent privation of the sight of either eye.
• Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear
• Privation of any member or joint.
• Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint.
• Permanent disfiguration of the head or face.
• Fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth.
• Any hurt which endangers life or which causes the sufferer to be during the space of twenty days in severe bodily pain or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits.

S.269, IPC: Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.

S. 351, I.P.C.: An assault is an offer or threat or attempt to apply force to body of another in a hostile manner. It may be a common assault or with an intent to murder. S.352 to 358 I.P.C. deal with punishments for various types of assaults.

According to Indian Penal Code (Section 228-A) disclosing identity of rape victim has been made punishable. Law states : Whoever prints or publishes the name or any matter which may make known the identity of any person against whom an offence under section 376, section 376A, section 376B, section 376C or section 376D is alleged or found to have been committed (hereafter in this section referred to as the victim) shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine.

A i.e 84

D i.e. 193 of IPC

D i.e. 304 B

C i.e. Attempt to suicid = S 307

B i.e. Nasal bone fracture

Ans. B: 498 A

Section 498A relates to cruelty against a married woman

Section 498A

• Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty. —Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.
• For the purpose of this section, “cruelty” means —

—  Any willful conduct which is of such a nature as is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health (whether mental or physical) of the woman; or

– Harassment of the woman where such harassment is with a view to coercing her or any person related to her to meet any unlawful demand for any property or valuable security or is on account of failure by her or any person related to her to meet such demand.

– Punishment Imprisonment for 3 years and fine Cognizable if information relating to the commission of the offence is given to an officer in charge of a police station by the person aggrieved by the offence or by any person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption or if there is no such relative, by any public servant belonging to such class or category as may be notified by the State Government in this behalf — Non-bailable — Triable by Magistrate of the first class — Non-compoundable.

Ans. 2 years

Ans. B.)Issuing false certificate by doctor

I.P.C 197, Issuing or signing false certificate.

IPCs related to Medical Practice:

Ans. Injury

Ans. Sec. 319

Ans. Sec 312 IPC

Ans. Sec. 376

Ans. 7 years imprisonment + fine

Ans. Sodomy

Ans. Sec. 84

Ans. is ‘c’ i.e., 320

Vitriolage is a potential cause of permanent disfigurement of face and thus is covered under grevious hurt and so comes under IPC 320.

Vitriolage’ is throwing of any corrosive on another person. Eyes are affected most commonly. It comes under sector 320 IPS.

Ans. is ‘a’ i.e., Definition of hurt

Ans. is ‘b’ i.e., Voluntarily causing hurt

Ans. is ‘A’ i.e., 191.

•  Hostility is one form of perjury.
• A hostile witness is one who’s provided an eyewitness account of a criminal event or other information to help the prosecution build a case, but has later turned in court, giving a different version of events or contradictory information.
• A witness is termed hostile, when he gives a certain statement on his knowledge about commission of a crime before the police but refutes it when called as witness before the court during trial. 
• IPC 191 – Giving false evidence (Perjury)

Ans. is ‘b’ i.e., Death of patient caused by miscarriage

Offences related to abortion and child birth

• 312 , 313, 314 and 315 IPC : For causing voluntary miscarriage (criminal abortion).
• 312 IPC : Causing miscarriage with consent (3 years of imprisonment ± fine).
• 313 IPC : Causing miscarriage without consent of lady (10 years of imprisonment which can extend up to life ± fine).
• 314 IPC : Death of patient caused by miscarriage (10 years of imprisonment + fine).
• 315 IPC : Death of child during miscarriage (10 years imprisonment + fine).
• 316 IPC : Death of quick unborn child by act amouting to culpable homicide (10 years imprisonment + fine).
• 317 IPC : Abandoning a child (7 years imprisonment ± fine).
• 318 IPC : Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body (2 years imprisonment + fine).

Ans. is ‘a’ i.e., 312

Punishment for performing criminal abortion with the consent of women; both for the women and performer is included in IPC Section 312.

Ans. d. 85 

Ans. is `b’ i.e., An accused can be examined by a medical practitioner at request of police, even without his consent or by force

Section 53, CrPC: A registered medical practitioner can examine a person who is arrested on a charge of an
offence using reasonable force, if requested by a police officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector