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1
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Inquest

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Investigation of cause of death

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Subpoena

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Summon

  • A document given to witness to attend the court under 61-69 CRPC
  • If doesn’t attend, punishable under 174 IPC
  • 6 months imprisonment/less than 2 years or fine of ₹1000
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Oath

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  • Definition of oath by 51 IPC
  • Hippocratic oath is taken
  • Name of god not taken by atheist & expert witness
  • If doesn’t take oath, punishable under 178 IPC
  • No oath required for age<12
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Ad testificandum

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Common witness

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Duces tecum

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Expert witness

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6
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Irresistible impulse test

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Free agency of will is lost due to mental disease

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Perjury

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  • Definition of perjury under 191 IPC
  • It is false evidence after giving oath
  • Punished under 193 IPC
  • Upto 7 years
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9
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Corroborative evidence

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If a person survives after giving dying declaration, the person will have to give oral evidence in the court
157 IEA

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10
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Plaintiff

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A person who files a case

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11
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Guillotine

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Method of decapitation

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12
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Actus Rea

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Criminal act

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13
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Agarophobia

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Fear of open spaces

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14
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McNaughten’s rule

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  • Defect of reasoning due to mental disease

* Aka legal test/right or wrong test

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15
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Abortion stick

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Causes vaginal irritation.
Length of 12 - 18 cm
Plants used - Plumbago, Ergot, Calotropis, Oleander(Nerium odorum), Lead, Aconite, Abrus precartorius, Arsenic, Strychnine.

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17
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American Law institute test

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If adequate capacity to appreciate the criminality of the conduct is lost

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19
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Acrophobia

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Fear of height

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20
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Brawner’s rule

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Substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of the conduct is lost

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21
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Curren’s rule

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Capacity to conduct is lost

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23
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Lucid interval

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Phase of sanity between 2 periods of insanity

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24
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Testamentary capacity

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Mental capacity to make valid will

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25
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Nyctophobia

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Fear of darkness

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26
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Mysophobia

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Fear of dirt

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27
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Advance directive

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An individual with a known psychiatric illness or on treatment can choose to decide the caretaker and the course of treatment according to recently amended mental health act

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28
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Carunculae myrtiformis

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Healed tag of hymen

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29
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Claustrophobia

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Fear of closed spaces

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30
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Kleptomania

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Impulse disorder

Steals articles

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31
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Durham’s rule

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Aka product test

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32
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Aptae viris

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Sola pith is introduced into vagina for rendering very young girls for sex

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33
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Impotency

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Not able to perform sex

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35
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Frigidity

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Not able to start/maintain sexual arousal in female

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36
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Quoad

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Seen in males.
Person is impotent for particular female.
MCC is psychogenic

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38
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Sterility

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Not able to produce children.

Not a ground for divorce.

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39
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Posthumous child

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Child born after the death of the father

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40
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Supposititious/Fictitious child

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Pregnancy claimed by non pregnant woman for the purpose of blackmail

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41
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Fecundation-ab-extra

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Conception occurs even when semen is deposited on thigh or vulva

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42
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Superfetation

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2 ova fertilised in 2 menstrual cycles by 2 acts of coitus

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43
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Superfecundation

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2 ova fertilised in 1 menstrual cycle by 2 acts of coitus

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44
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Psudocyesis/Spurious pregnancy

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Not pregnant but subjective symptoms of pregnancy present

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45
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Abortifacients

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Substances that induce abortion:

  • Ecbolics - Ergot, Quinine, Strychnine, Oestrogen
  • Emmenagogues - Borax, Oestrogen, Sanguinarine, Senecia
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47
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Diachylon

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Lead product used as an abortifacient

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48
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Utus paste

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Aka interruptin.

Combination of Potassium Iodide and Iodine

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49
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Oedipus

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Mother and son

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50
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Electra

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Father and daughter

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51
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Pharon

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Sister and brother

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52
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Honeymoon impotence

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Fear of sexual intercourse due to stress or other reasons

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56
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Compos menti

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Sound mind

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68
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Hydrophobia

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Fear of water

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69
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Cognizable offence

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Arrest without warrant

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70
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Holographic will

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Will in own handwriting

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74
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Res Gestae

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  • Under 6 IEA
  • Acts/involuntary exclamations made at the time of offence and are so closely connected to the main fact(heat of moment)
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84
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Mens Rea

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Criminal intention

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85
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Incest

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Sexual relationship between close blood relatives

86
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To check hymenal rupture

A

Glastier Keen Rod hymenoscope

87
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Smegma

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Confirms absence of complete sexual intercourse in last 24 hours

88
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Active partner in lesbianism

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Butch or Dyke

89
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Passive partner in Lesbianism

90
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Sodomy

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Aka Buggery.

Anal sex

91
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Sodomy between adult and child

92
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Sodomy between adult and child names

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Pedarast - Adult

Catamite - Child

93
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Sin of Gomorrah

94
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Bestiality

A

Sex with animal punishable under 377 IPC

95
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Paraphilia

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Sexual perversion

96
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Sadism

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Aka Algolagnia.

Torturing the partner.

97
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Masochism

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Sexual satisfaction by suffering pain

98
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Bondage

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Combination of sadism and masochism

99
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Dippoldism

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Sexual gratification from beating student

100
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Undinism

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Sexual gratification from the smell of urine

101
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Coprophilia

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Sexual gratification from the smell of faeces

102
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Uranism

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Licking or fingering female genital area

103
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Necrophagia

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Satisfaction after eating dead body

IPC 297

104
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Necrophilia

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Satisfaction after having sex with dead body

IPC 297

105
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Satyriasis

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Excessive sexual desire in males

106
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Nymphomania

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Excessive sexual desire in females

107
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Cunnilingus

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Orally stimulating female genitalia

108
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Fellatio

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Orally stimulating male genitalia

109
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Lust murder

A

Killing the person after sex

110
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Bobbit syndrome

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Female partner amputates penis of male partner

111
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Transvestism

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Aka Eonism.

Wearing clothes of opposite sex and thereby sexually satisfied.

112
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Voyeurism

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Aka Scotophilia/Peeping Tom.

Watching naked female or microscopia (2 partners engaged in sex.

113
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Exhibitionism

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Showing off genitalia or private parts in public places.

IPC 294 and punishable upto 3 months.

114
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Flashing

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Momentarily exposing body parts by quickly moving clothing

115
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Steaking

A

Running naked through a public place

116
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Mooning

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Showing the bare buttocks by lowering pants and bending over

117
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Masturbation

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Aka Onanism/Ipsation

118
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Narratophilia

A

Sexually satisfied by pornography study

119
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Scatologia

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Sexual satisfaction by phone calls

120
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Klismaphilia

A

Sexual satisfaction after enema

121
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Troilism

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3 persons involved in sexual activity

122
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Partialism

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Fantasy about specific body part

123
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Pyromania

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Sexual satisfaction by setting fire

124
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Playing with the bag pipe

A

Sex in armpit

125
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Fetishism

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Generally seen in males.

Sexual satisfaction with articles belonging to opposite sex

126
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Frotteurism

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Rubbing private parts against female buttocks, thighs, breasts, or genital area in crowd.
Punishable under IPC 290

127
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Coprolalia

A

Sexual excitement by using obscene language

128
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Gerontophilia

A

Sexual attraction towards old person

129
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Pedophilia

A

Sexual attraction towards children

130
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Ecouterism

A

Satisfied with sound during sex

131
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Poroscopy

A

Study of skin pores

132
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Locard exchange principle

A

Crime scene investigation

133
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Kidnapping

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Boy <16 years and girl <18 years of age taken away from parents for ransom.

134
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Abduction

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Forcefully confining a boy >16 years and girl >18 years

135
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Grievous hurt

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Any hurt which endangers life or which causes the victim to be in severe body pain or unable to follow ordinary pursuits for a period of 10 days

136
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Ewing’s postulates

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Relationship between trauma and new growth

137
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Istanbul protocol

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For examination of torture patient

138
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Dry submarino

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Covering the face of victim with a plastic bag causing suffocation

139
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Planton

A

Forced/long standing

140
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Picana

A

Electrical torture

141
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Cattle pod

A

Picana/Electric torture on genitalia

142
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Falanga

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Aka Bestinado.
Beating of soles.
Most common method.

143
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Telefono

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Repeated slapping of the sides of the head of the victim(ears)

144
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Quirofano

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Hitting on the abdomen

145
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Parrot Perch

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Suspending from a pole placed under the knees, with the wrists bound to the ankles

146
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Bellary

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A stick smeared with chilly paste is inserted into anal canal

147
Q

Black slave

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Insertion of hot metal in anus

148
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Strappado

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Body suspended from bar with hands tied behind on it

149
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Tort

A

Civil negligence

150
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Res ipsa loquitur

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Facts sufficient to prove the negligence of doctor

151
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Novus actus interveniens

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New intervening act leading to damage/loss/death

152
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Composite negligence

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Negligence by more than one person

153
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Medical mal occurrence

A

Doctor gave best medical attention but patient had drug reaction/idiosyncratic reaction/patient is not responding

154
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Vicarious liability

A

Respondent superior.

Employer is responsible for the negligence made by the employee

155
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Res judicata

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Case once decided against doctor can only be appealed not refilled.
Can be used as defence in civil cases only

156
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Contributory negligence

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Negligence contributed by patient and doctor, defence in civil cases only and the burden of proof goes to doctor only

157
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Last clear chance doctrine

A

Doctor is more responsible

158
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Avoidable consequence doctrine

A

Patient is more responsible

159
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Borrowed servant doctrine

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Negligence made by employee borrowed

160
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Bolam test

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If a doctor has acted accordingly to proper and accepted practice, he is not guilty of medical negligence or they have acted in accordance with a responsible body of opinion

161
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Bolitho test

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It is a legal test where the court must be satisfied that body of opinion relied upon has a logical basis.

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