Medical Jurisprudence — Flashcards

Flashcard 71: Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder is defined under Section _____ of the BNS (or Section 304 IPC).

Answer: 104

Extra: Section 304 IPC (Culpable homicide not amounting to murder) has been replaced by Section 104 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Note: Section 303 IPC (Punishment for murder by a life convict) was struck down by the Supreme Court in Mithu v. State of Punjab and has no direct equivalent in the BNS. Section 302 IPC (Murder) is now Section 103 BNS.

Flashcard 72: Contributory negligence can only act as a defence for professional negligence in a _____ case

Answer: civil (criminal/civil)

Flashcard 73: Section _____ IPC deals with punishment for voluntarily causing hurt.

Answer: 323

Flashcard 74: Attempt to commit suicide is defined under Sec _____ of IPC.

Answer: 309

Flashcard 75: Is the person legally bound by law during lucid interval?_____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 76: Abducting a girl aged less than _____ years from a parent or guardian is kidnapping (361 IPC)

Answer: 18

Flashcard 77: Section _____ IPC deals with 'causing hurt by means of poisons, etc.'

Answer: 328

Flashcard 78: Section _____ of IPC deals with absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceedings

Answer: 172

Flashcard 79: A doctor who has signed a fake certificate would be tried under which Section of IPC?_____

Answer: Section 197

Flashcard 80: Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceedings is covered under _____ BNS or IPC 172

Answer: 206