⚖️ APO 2026 Previous Year Questions (PYQs) Practice Set

1. Which one of the following Sections of the Indian Penal Code defines its intraterritorial jurisdiction?
A. Section 4(1)
B. Section 2
C. Section 4(2)
D. Section 3

2. ‘A’, a Spanish citizen, who was residing in Paris, instigated the commission of an
offence which in consequence was committed in India. He
A. is liable as the offence was committed in India
B. is liable since the Indian Penal Code also extends to extra-territorial acts
C. can be held liable because the offence was to be committed in India
D. cannot be held liable because instigation was not given on Indian territory

3. The offence of Abduction can be committed against:
A. A person of any age.
B. A male of female person below 18 years only
C. Women only
D. None of the above

4. No right of private defence of property is available against the offence of:
A. Criminal breach of trust
B. Theft
C. Robbery
D. Criminal Trespass

5. A cuts down a tree on Z’s ground with the intention of dishonestly taking the tree out
of Z’s possession without Z’s consent. For which offence A is liable?
A. Theft
B. Mischief
C. Breach of Trust
D. None of the above

6. When the injury is intentional and sufficient to cause death in the ordinary course of
nature and death follows, the offence is:
A. Attempt to murder
B. Culpable homicide not amounting to murder
C. Murder
D. Grievous Hurt

7. ‘A’ intentionally fired a shot from his pistol at ‘B’ but it hit C and “C” died. The offence
committed by ‘A’ is:
A. Attempt to murder
B. Culpable homicide. C. Murder under Section 300
D. Murder under Section 301

8. A police constable compels a person to remain in a police station on a false case of
theft and allows him to go after receiving money from him. He is liable for—
A. Forgery
B. Cheating
C. Extortion
D. Wrongful confinement

9. ‘A’ intentionally pulls up a woman’s veil without her consent, intending or knowing it
to be likely that he may thereby injure, frighten or annoy her. ‘A’ is guilty of—
A. Molestation
B. Force
C. Criminal force
D. Assault

10. Personation of a juror or assessor under IPC is punishable with
A. Imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one years,
or fine, or both
B. Imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years,
or fine, or both
C. imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three
years, or fine, or both
D. Imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years,
or fine, or both

11.Which one of the following cases pertains to the constitutionality of Section 377,
IPC?
A. Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1997 SC 3011
B. Pratim alias Peter Mukherjee v. Union of Indian, AIR 2018 Bom 224
C. Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, AIR 2018 SC 4321
D. Jasmeet Kaur Nitry Singh, AIR 2018 SC (Supp.) 898

12. ‘A’ with intention of causing death of ” gave him a severe blow on his head”. ‘B’
became unconscious. ‘A’ believing ‘B’ to be dead throws ‘B’ into a pond. It was
reported that ‘B’ died of drowning. ‘A’ is guilty of :
A. committing murder
B. culpable homicide not amounting to murder
C. attempt to commit murder
D. culpable homicide amounting to murder

13. Voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty is made punishable
with __ under the Indian Penal Code.

A. Imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year,
or fine, or both
B. Imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three
years, or fine, or both
C. Imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years,
or fine, or both
D. Imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven
years, or fine, or both

14. Under which section of IPC, kidnapping for ransom is provided?
A. Section 364
B. Section 362
C. Section 363A
D. Section 364A

15.Consider the following statements:

Section 34 of IPC requires two persons whereas Section 149 of IPC requires five
persons.

Section 34 of IPC requires common intention, whereas Section 149 of IPC
requires common object

Section 34 of IPC and Section 149 of IPC both require presence of a prior consent

Section 34 of IPC and section 149 of IPC. Both create specific offence
Which of the above statements are correct
A. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 2
D. 2 and 4

16. The term ‘victim’ has been defined by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in
A. Section 2(r)
B. Section 2(wa)
C. Section 2(t)
D. Section 2(b)

17.Public Prosecutor means a person
A. Appointed under Section 24 of Cr.PC
B. Who wants to act as Public Prosecutor
C. Appointed under Section 24 of Cr.P.C and includes any person acting under
the direction of a Public Prosecutor
D. None of the above

18.Warrant case relates to an offence punishable with:
A. More than one year imprisonment. B. More than three years imprisonment
C. Death penalty, life imprisonment or imprisonment more than two years
D. More than five years imprisonment

19. Inquiry under Criminal Procedure Code is conducted by:
A. Magistrate only
B. Sessions Court
C. Police Officer
D. Magistrate or Court

20.Non-cognizable offence means offence where
A. police officer can arrest without warrant
B. police officer cannot arrest without warrant
C. police officer can grant bail
D. only court can grant bail

21. A refusal to answer questions put to a witness under Section 161 of the Cr.P.C is an
offence under
A. Section 176 of IPC
B. Section 179 of IPC
C. Section 187 of IPC
D. None of the above

22.Investigation, under the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, is conducted by:
A. the police only
B. both the police and the court
C. the court only
D. the police under the discretions of the Session’s Court or the High Court

23.Every warrant of arrest shall remain in force until:
A. It is executed
B. Cancelled by court which issued it
C. It expires on its own
D. Only (a) and (b) are correct

24.When is an Investigating Officer bound to video-graph the proceeding during
investigation?
A. Identification of the driver of the offending vehicle by the physically disabled
victim of a road accident
B. Recording the statement of a rape victim, under a mental trauma
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these

25.A person can be summoned as a witness under Section 160 of the Code of Criminal
procedure 1973, by:

A. Any police officer
B. The station police officer
C. The police officer investigating the case
D. None of the above

ANSWER KEY:

1-B 2-A 3-A 4-A 5-A 6-C 7-D 8-D 9-C 10-B 11-C 12-B 13-B 14-D 15-C 16-B 17-C 18-C 19-D 20-B 21-B 22-A 23-D 24-C 25-C

– Team Lawyer Talks

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