Module 1

Question 1

First draft of IPC was prepared by

Answer 1

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Question 2

What was the first draft based on

Answer 2

codification of the law of England
Napoleonic Code
Louisiana Civil Code of 1825

Question 3

First draft of the IPC was presented in

Answer 3

1837

Question 4

Date of Enactment

Answer 4

6th October 1860

Question 5

Date of enforecement

Answer 5

1st January 1862

Question 6

Before 2019 the IPC was not applicable in Jammu and Kashmir, they used to have the?

Answer 6

Ranbir Penal Code

Question 7

General exceptions- which chapter and sections?

Answer 7

Chapter 4. sec 76 to 106

Question 8

What are the Four elements of a crime

Answer 8

The crime must be committed by a person
There must be hurt or injury caused to another
Mens Rea
Actus Reus

Question 9

Mens rea legal maxim

Answer 9

actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea
(An act is not culpable unless it is done with a guilty mind)

Question 10

Is mens rea mentioned in the IPC

Answer 10

No it is not, however words such as Intention, Knowledge, Recklessness and Negligence are mentioned

Question 11

what is the opposite of mens rea

Answer 11

Bonafide intention

Question 12

state the mens rea hierarchy

Answer 12

Intention
Knowledge
Recklessness
Negligence

Question 13

The Supreme Court has defined what constitutes criminal culpability and differentiated between recklessness, negligence, and rashness.
[case law]

Answer 13

Poonam Verma v Ashwin Patel

Question 14

Legal maxim for actus reas

Answer 14

Actus me invito factus non est mens actus

Question 15

Where is Actus Reus mentioned in the IPC

Answer 15

Section 32- actus reus also refers to the failure to perform any act or omission that the accused is aware he is obligated to execute by duty or law.