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This second easy-level mock covers a completely fresh set of forensic law provisions — no repetition from the first easy mock — including the IPC homicide provisions, confession rules, confession in police custody, the JJ Act definition of juvenile, police case diary, the PMLA, inquest definition, search and seizure authorities, dowry definition, the MTP Act, oral evidence being direct, the PCA and trap operations, identity of persons as relevant facts, the NIA Act, public documents, autopsy reports in murder trials, Section 319 CrPC, rape accused examination, police property seizure powers, disappearance of evidence, and the Identification of Prisoners Act. Questions cover Section 302 IPC / 101 BNS (murder punishment — death or life imprisonment), Section 24 IEA (confession caused by inducement irrelevant), Section 299 IPC / 100 BNS (culpable homicide definition — three mental states), Section 304 IPC / 105 BNS (culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Part I vs Part II), Section 8 IEA (motive, preparation, and conduct as relevant facts), Section 26 IEA (confession in police custody inadmissible unless before a magistrate), Section 304A IPC / 106 BNS (causing death by rash or negligent act — no intention or knowledge), Section 30 IEA (co-accused confession taken into account in joint trial with caution), Section 3 IEA (fact in issue definition), JJ Act 2015 (child = below 18; heinous offences + 16–18 = JJB assessment for adult trial), Section 172 BNSS (police case diary — not admissible but can contradict IO), PMLA 2002 (money laundering offence), Section 91 BNSS (court/police summons to produce document or thing), Section 45B IEA (DNA expert opinion specifically relevant), inquest definition (Section 174/176 BNSS), Section 100 BNSS (search in presence of two independent panchas), Dowry Prohibition Act definition, Section 174 IPC / 209 BNS (non-attendance before public servant), MTP Act forensic relevance (rape victims, gestational age), Section 60 IEA / 56 BSA (oral evidence must be direct), Prevention of Corruption Act (trap operations, phenolphthalein notes), Section 9 IEA (explanatory facts, identity of persons), NIA Act 2008, Section 74 IEA / 71 BSA (public documents), autopsy report relevance in Section 302 IPC trial, Section 319 CrPC / 358 BNSS (adding accused during trial), Section 53A CrPC / 52 BNSS (rape accused examination), Section 102 BNSS (property seizure), Section 201 IPC / 238 BNS (causing disappearance of evidence), and the Identification of Prisoners Act 1920 vs CPI Act 2022. Themes covered: - IPC/BNS homicide provisions: Sections 299, 300, 302, 304, 304A - IEA confession rules: Sections 24, 26, 27, 30 and their interrelation - IEA relevancy: Sections 8, 9, 60, 74 - BNSS investigation powers: Sections 91, 100, 102, 172 - BNSS examination provisions: Sections 51, 52, 53A - BNSS court powers: Sections 319, 358 - Special statutes: PMLA, PCA, MTP Act, Dowry Prohibition Act, JJ Act, NIA Act - Identification legislation: IPA 1920 and CPI Act 2022 Allow 15 minutes.
This easy-level mock covers the core statutory provisions and foundational legal principles that every forensic science student must know before approaching applied or analytical legal questions. All thirty questions are pitched at the definitional and identification level — the essential building blocks of forensic law for NFSU MSc, FACT, and UGC-NET candidates. Questions cover the three new criminal codes (BNS, BNSS, BSA) and what they replaced, the subjects listed in Section 45 IEA / 39 BSA for expert opinion, Section 25 IEA (confession to police not admissible), Section 27 IEA (discovery of facts exception), Section 32 IEA / 26 BSA (dying declaration and the nemo moriturus maxim), Section 65B IEA / 63 BSA (electronic evidence certificate), the criminal standard of proof (beyond reasonable doubt), Section 174 BNSS (police inquest) vs Section 176 BNSS (magisterial inquest), Section 84 IPC / 22 BNS (insanity defence and the M'Naghten rules), the Frye general acceptance standard, Section 51 BNSS (medical examination of accused), Article 20(3) (right against self-incrimination), corpus delicti doctrine, Section 164 BNSS (magistrate records confession), res gestae under Section 6 IEA, the Daubert four-criteria standard, Section 3 IEA (definition of evidence), the NDPS Act 1985 scope, POCSO Act 2012 definition of child, the presumption of innocence, Section 176 BNSS mandatory magisterial inquest conditions, Section 161 BNSS (police examination of witnesses), IT Act Section 65 (tampering with computer source documents), burden of proof on the prosecution, Article 20(2) double jeopardy, Section 293 CrPC / 336 BNSS (government expert reports), the expert witness's duty to the court, Section 45A IEA (examiner of electronic evidence), and the principal drafter of the IEA. Pitched at first-year MSc Forensic Science students at NFSU and affiliated universities, FACT aspirants covering the Forensic Law paper for the first time, and UGC-NET candidates building their statutory knowledge base. Themes covered: - New criminal codes: BNS, BNSS, BSA (2023) — what they replaced and when operational - Key IEA provisions: Sections 3, 6, 25, 27, 32, 45, 45A, 65B and their BSA equivalents - Key BNSS provisions: Sections 51, 161, 164, 174, 176, 293/336 - Constitutional provisions: Articles 20(2) and 20(3) — double jeopardy and self-incrimination - Insanity defence: Section 84 IPC / 22 BNS — M'Naghten test - US admissibility standards: Frye (1923) and Daubert (1993) — for comparison with Section 45 IEA - Special laws: NDPS Act 1985, POCSO Act 2012, IT Act 2000 Section 65 - Key principles: burden of proof, standard of proof, presumption of innocence, corpus delicti Each question carries a detailed explanation citing the relevant statutory provisions with their BSA / BNSS / BNS equivalents, key Supreme Court judgments, and standard forensic law reference materials. Allow 15 minutes.