Delhi Civil Judge Mains 2014 Question Paper

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Delhi Judicial Service Main Examination 2014

DELHI JUDICIAL SERVICE (DJS) MAINS

CRIMINAL LAW

Time Allowed: 3 Hours

Max. Marks: 200

(i) Please read the questions carefully and answer them as directed. (ii) All questions are

compulsory, unless specified. (iii) You are allowed 15 minutes time before the examination

begins, during which you should read the question paper and, if you wish, highlight and/or

make notes on the question paper. However, you are not allowed, under any circumstances, to

open the answer sheet and start writing during this time. (iv) Support each of your answers

with reasons, relevant legal provisions and legal principles. Length of the answer would not

determine the marks. (v) Bare Acts will be provided by this Court in the examination hall for

use by you. (vi) Even if you do not know the answer, it is advisable to attempt as much, as the

test is not only of the knowledge of law but also of analytical reasoning.

Part A

1. Ram Singh died leaving behind his widow ‘W’, two sons Ratan and Raju and one daughter

Arti. The family owned a few pieces of land which were being cultivated jointly by the

family members.

Ratan wanted his share to be delineated and had preference for agricultural piece of land ‘X’

which he wanted to cultivate separately. He had for some time been attending to the land ‘X’

to the exclusion of other family members.

One day, Ratan found Raju, Arti and ‘W’ cultivating land ‘X’ without his knowledge. He

became angry and there was exchange of abuses between the two brothers. Ratan dashed

Raju on the ground, sat upon his stomach and belaboured Raju with fists and slaps. This

rendered Raju senseless; Ratan and ‘W’ gave Raju water to drink but he did not regain his

senses. Arti in the meantime went to call the doctor who came and declared that Raju was

dead. The post-mortem report disclosed, inter alia, the following ante-mortem injuries on the

person of Raju:

(a) The spleen which appeared to be diseased was found ruptured.

(b) Diffuse swelling on the left side of the forehead.

(c) The 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th ribs on the left side were found fractured.

(d) Compression of the chest by hard and strong blows. In the opinion of the doctor the

injuries were caused by some hard blunt substance and the cause of the death was

shock and haemorrhage as a result of above injuries.