Which IPC offence is NOT listed in Lesson 9 among those for which capi…

Question

Which IPC offence is NOT listed in Lesson 9 among those for which capital punishment may be awarded?

Accepted Answer

B. {'text': 'Sedition under section 124A as expanded by recent amendment', 'label': 'B'}

1. Lesson 9 lists capital-punishment offences as: (a) Murder, (b) Dacoity with Murder, (c) Waging War against the Government, (d) Abetting mutiny actually committed, (e) Giving/fabricating false evidence on which an innocent person suffers death, (f) Abetment of suicide by a minor or insane person, (g) Attempted murder by a life convict.
2. **Sedition (s. 124A) is NOT on this list** — its maximum punishment is life imprisonment, not death.
3. The Supreme Court has said death must be imposed only in the "rarest of rare cases".
4. Under CrPC s. 354(3) the court must record special reasons for awarding death.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 9 (Indian Penal Code, 1860), pp. 205-224._

Answer

{'text': 'Murder of any human being under section 302 IPC', 'label': 'A'}

Answer

{'text': 'Waging war against the Government of India under section 121 IPC', 'label': 'C'}

Answer

{'text': 'Dacoity with Murder of any victim under section 396 IPC', 'label': 'D'}