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Legal Provisions of Section 306 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Abetment of suicide:This section punishes the abettor of a suicide where suicide is committed because of such abetment. In this respect sections 305 and 306 are similar in nature. The section says that whoever abets the commission of a suicide, and suicide in fact is committed, shall be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Image Source: healthcomu.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The section requires that suicide must be committed as a result of the abetment and the deceased must have been abetted by the accused to commit suicide. Abetment may be caused by instigation, conspiracy or intentional aiding as provided by section 107 of the Code. Section 306, though…

Legal Provisions of Section 304B of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Dowry death:This section defines and punishes dowry death. The first sub­section which defines the offence states that where a woman’s death is caused by either any burns or bodily injury or occurs under such circumstances which are not normal within a period of seven years from the date she was married and the prosecution proves beyond reasonable doubt that soon before she died either her husband or any of his relatives had subjected her to cruelty or harassment either for or in connection with any dowry demand, such a death is a ‘dowry death’, and her death shall be deemed to have been caused by such husband or relative. Since the word ‘dowry’ has not been defined, an explanation has been…

A Muslim may dispose of his entire property by gift inter vivos. He may also tie down his entire property in perpetuity by creating a waqf for his alal aulad. He also has the testamentary power of disposing of his property. But his testamentary power is limited to the disposal of only one-third of his property.The reason for bestowing testamentary power on a Muslim, and for its limitation, has been thus stated by M. Sautayra: “A will from the Mussluman’s point of view is a divine institution, since its exercise is regulated by the Koran. Image Source: 2.bp.blogspot.com ADVERTISEMENTS: It offers to the testator the means of correcting to a certain extent the law of succession, and of enabling some of those relatives who are excluded from inheritance to obtain…

Legal Provisions of Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Punishment for murder:This section, which prescribes punishment for murder, says that whoever commits murder shall be punished either with death or with imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine. In other words, the Indian Penal Code has prescribed only two kinds of punishment, death sentence and imprisonment for life, out of which one has to be imposed on a murder convict who shall also be liable to fine if the court so deems necessary. Image Source: rootsweb.ancestry.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The section, as is clear, does not enumerate the circumstances under which either of these sentences can be imposed. Naturally, the courts are guided by the Code of Criminal Procedure and the pronouncements made by the Supreme Court in the…

Article 113: [Art. 120 of the Act of 1908]:The period of limitation for any suit for which no period of limitation is provided elsewhere in this schedule is three years and the limitation commences when the right to sue accrues. Image Source: sturgissoundings.files.wordpress.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Article 113 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is the ‘Omnibus Article for Suits’ of the Limitation Act. Art. 113 is final and residuary relating to suits, and the Court ought not to regard a suit as coming under this Article unless clearly satisfied that the suit does not come under any of other articles i. e. from 1 to 112. The scope of this omnibus or residuary Article has been widened to some extent by the deletion of several Articles of the Limitation Act of 1908…

Water is purified on large scale for supply to a city or a town. It is also purified on small scale for domestic use. image source: groksurf.files.wordpress.comIn the purification of water on large scale following methods are used: ADVERTISEMENTS: l. Slow sand filtration (biological filtration).2. Rapid sand filtration (mechanical filtration). 1. Slow Sand Filtration: This system was first introduced in England about more than a century ago and still commonly used. Hence it is also known as English system. In slow sand filtration following stages are involved:(a) Storage ADVERTISEMENTS: (b) Filtration(c) Chlorination(a) Storage:The raw water from the source, usually a river, canal or a stream is collected in natural or artificial large open reservoirs known as settling tanks. The water is allowed to remain there for 1 to 2 days.…

38 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with Answers on “Organic Mental Disorders” for Psychiatry Post Graduate Students: image source: mortylefkoe.com1. The psychological disorder most commonly associated with myxoedema is: A. Mania ADVERTISEMENTS: B. DepressionC. PhobiaD. Paranoid feeling ADVERTISEMENTS: Others includeApathy, lethargy, memory impairment, slows tuning, poor attention span, paranoid ideations, dementia (myxoedema madness).2. Disorientation occurs in: A. Organic brain syndrome ADVERTISEMENTS: B. SchizophreniaC. DepressionD. ManiaDisorientation is common in delirium.3. All the following are true about dementia, except: A. Clouding of the consciousness is commonB. Is often irreversibleC. Hallucinations are not commonD. Nootropics play a limited role4. A reversible cause of dementia is: A. Multi-infarctB. Senile dementiaC. PostencephalitisD. Huntington’s choreaReversible causes of dementia are: Drug induced toxinEndocrine causesMetabolic causesEpilepsiesNutritional causes/neoplasmTrauma inducedInfectionsArterial malformations5. The best test for organic brain syndrome is: A. Rorschach…

The decision regarding capital expenditures have far reaching effects on the success or failure of the enterprise. Once acquired, capital assets cannot be disposed off except at a substantial loss. The capital budgeting decisions pertain to fixed assets or long term assets and yield a return, over a period of time, usually exceeding one year. image source: i.ytimg.comAccording to G.D. Quirin, the capital budgeting decisions involve a current outlay for an anticipated flow of future benefits. In other words, the system of capital budgeting is employed to evaluate expenditure decisions which involve current outlays but are likely to produce benefits over a period of time longer than one year. ADVERTISEMENTS: Each year business firms commit huge sums of money for capital expenditures. Within each firm different projects or proposals compete…