05Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Punishment for Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage

Marriage
Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage – Section 493 of IPC:Every man who by deceit causes any woman who is not lawfully married to him to believe that she is lawfully married to him and to cohabit or have sexual intercourse with him in that belief, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Image Source: 51ec5c0d06ef68842cbd-eb61d9770b9e4a1d2dacebe5287fbc1d.r85.cf2.rackcdn.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Scope:The essence of an offence under this section consists of the deception practised by a man upon a woman as a result of which the woman is led to believe that she is lawfully married to him whereas in fact she is not lawfully married to him.The guilt of the…
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05Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Biology Question Bank – 21 Short Questions With Answers on “Human Health and Disease”

Biology
21 Questions with Answers and Explanations on “Human Health and Disease” for Biology Students: Image Source: nature.comQ. 1. How you can maintain good health? Ans. Good health can be maintained by balanced diet, personal hygiene and regular exercise. ADVERTISEMENTS: Q. 2. What are pathogens? Ans. The disease causing organisms are called pathogens.Q. 3. A doctor identified following symptoms in a patient. ADVERTISEMENTS: (a) Respiration problem, fever, cough and headache (b) Gray nails, bluish fingernails and lips. Name the disease and causative agent. Ans. Disease —Pneumonia, Causative agent —S. pneumoniaeQ. 4. What is haemozoin? ADVERTISEMENTS: Ans. It is a toxic substance released by infected RBCs causing chill and high fever every 3-4 days in case of malaria.Q. 5. Which stage of Plasmodium is introduced into human body, when a female Anopheles…
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05Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 12 – Bail of Juvenile – Juvenile Justice (Care And Protection Of Children) Act, 2000

Juvenile Justice
This section contains provisions relating to release of Juvenile on bail. The provisions of bail in case of juvenile are different from those of other accused persons. In case of juveniles the normal rule is bail and not jail. In other words, they should be released on bail as a general rule and should be sent to jail only in exceptional cases. Image Source: djs-bailbonds.net ADVERTISEMENTS: A juvenile in conflict with law, will not be released on bail when there are reasonable grounds to believe that (i) it is likely to bring him in association with any known criminal; or (ii) expose him to mental, physical or psychological danger; or (iii) his release is likely to defeat the ends of justice. If there is no such possibility, he must be…
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05Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 10 – Apprehension of Juvenile in Conflict with law – Juvenile Justice (Care And Protection Of Children)

Juvenile Justice
[(1) As soon as a juvenile in conflict with law is apprehended by police, he shall be placed under the charge of the special juvenile police unit or the designated police officer, who shall produce the juvenile before the Board without any loss of time but within a period of twenty-four hours of his apprehension excluding the time necessary for the journey, from the place where the juvenile was apprehended, to the Board: Image Source: androidheadlines.comProvided that in no case, a juvenile in conflict with law shall be placed in a police lockup or lodged in a jail.] ADVERTISEMENTS: (2) The State Government may make rules consistent with this Act—(i) To provide for persons through whom (including registered voluntary organisations) any juvenile in conflict with law may be produced before…
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05Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Punishment for marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage

Marriage
Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage – Section 496 of IPC:Whoever, dishonestly or with a fraudulent intention, goes through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he is not thereby lawfully married, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Image Source: tucsonweddingphotographer.biz ADVERTISEMENTS: Ingredients of offence:The essential ingredients of the offence under Section 496 are as follows:(1) The accused went through a form of marriage;(2) The accused knew that he was not thereby lawfully married to the other party; ADVERTISEMENTS: (3) The accused acted dishonestly or fraudulently.
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05Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 9 – Special Homes – Juvenile Justice (Care And Protection Of Children) Act, 2000

Management
(1) Any State Government may establish and maintain either by itself or under an agreement with voluntary organisations, special homes in every district or a group of districts, as may be required of reception and rehabilitation of juvenile in conflict with law under this Act. Image Source: iahp.org(2) Where the State Government is of opinion that any institution other than a home established or maintained under sub-section (1), is fit for the reception of juvenile in conflict with law to be sent there under this Act, it may certify such institution as a special home for the purposes of this Act. ADVERTISEMENTS: (3) The State Government, may, by rules made under this Act, provide for the management of special homes, including the standards and various types of services to be…
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04Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Biology Question Bank – 25 Short Questions With Answers on “Use of Microbes in Human Welfare”

Biology
25 Questions with Answers and Explanations on “Use of Microbes in Human Welfare” for Biology Students: Image Source: intechopen.comQ. 1. Expand the term LAB. Ans. LAB—Lactic Acid Bacteria. ADVERTISEMENTS: Q. 2. Mention any two benefits of lactic acid bacteria. Ans. 1. Helps in formation of curd from milk.2. Checks disease causing, microbes in our stomach. ADVERTISEMENTS: Q. 3. How is ‘Roquefort cheese’ ripened? Ans. It is ripened by growing a specific fungi.Q. 4. Bacteria cannot be seen with the naked eyes but these can be seen with the help of a microscope, If you have to carry a sample from your home to your biology laboratory to demonstrate the presence of microbes under a microscope, which sample would you carry and why? Ans. Curd. Because it can be easily viewed…
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04Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Punishment for Culpable Homicide by Causing Death of Person other than Person whose Death was Intended in India?

Law
Section 301 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860:If a person, by doing anything which he intends or knows to be likely to cause death, commits culpable homicide by causing the death of any person, whose death he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause, the culpable homicide committed by the offender is of the description of which it would have been if he had caused the death of the person, whose death he intended or knew himself to be likely to cause. Image Source: s2.dmcdn.net ADVERTISEMENTS: Principle and Scope:Section 301 embodies what the English authors describe as the doctrine of transfer of malice or transmigration of motive. Under the Section if A intends to kill B but kills C whose death he neither intends nor knows himself…
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04Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 14 – Inquiry by Board regarding juvenile – Juvenile Justice (Care And Protection Of Children)

Juvenile Justice
[(1)] Where a juvenile having been charged with the offence is produced before a Board, the Board shall hold the inquiry in accordance with the provisions of this Act and may take such order in relation to the juvenile as it deems fit: Image Source: stressbeaters.comProvided that an enquiry under this section shall be completed within a period of four months from the date of its commencement, unless the period is extended by the Board having regard to the circumstances of the case and in special cases after recording the reasons in writing for such extension. ADVERTISEMENTS: [(2) The Chief Judicial Magistrate or the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate shall review the pendency of cases of the Board of every six months, and shall direct the Board to increase the frequency of…
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04Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Biology Question Bank – 24 Short Questions With Answers on “Ecosystem”

Nutrition
24 Questions with Answers and Explanations on “Ecosystem” for Biology Students: Image Source: sitemaker.umich.eduQ. 1. Mention any two examples of manmade ecosystem. Ans. (1) Crop fields ADVERTISEMENTS: (2) AquariumQ. 2. Mention the basic requirement for any ecosystem to function and sustain. Ans. Solar energy. ADVERTISEMENTS: Q. 3. Name the types of productivity and the organism responsible?Ans. Primary productivity— plants.Secondary productivity —consumers.Q. 4. Mention the raw material of decomposition. ADVERTISEMENTS: Ans. Detritus.Q. 5. Select the odd one out: (a) Fecal matter,(b) Dead leaves, (c) Thermocol, (d) Bark. Ans. (c) ThermocolQ. 6. Give an example to detritivore. Ans. Earthworm.Q. 7. Expand the term PAR. Ans. Photosynthetically Active Radiation.Q. 8. How much percentage of PAR is captured by the producers to produce food for entire world? Ans. 2%—10%Q. 9. Name the herbivores of…
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