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A woman was alighting from a tram car when a speeding reckless motorcyclist collided with a motor car little away in the centre of the road. In that collision the negligent motorcyclist was killed on the spot. The woman heard the bang and saw the blood on the road thought not the body of the injured man. She was in an advanced stage of pregnancy. Due to the nervous shock sustained by her, she gave birth to a still born baby. She sued the representatives of the motorcyclist to recover damages. Which one of the following propositions is correct as decided in a leading case?

Correct Answer: She cannot recover damages as the deceased owed no duty of care towards the woman even though he was negligent towards the motorist

X', a fisher woman alighted from a tramcar. While the conductor was helping her to put the fish basket on her head, a motor cyclist 'Y' passed the tram and immediately afterwards negligently collided with Z's motor car. 'Y' was killed. 'X' did not see 'Y' or the accident which occurred fifteen yards away because her view was blocked by the tram. She, however, heard the collision and after 'Y's body has been removed, she approached the spot and saw the blood left on the road. In consequence, she had a nervous shock and gave birth to still-born child as she was then eight months' pregnant. If she sues the representatives of 'Y' for 'Y's negligence, then:

W, a married woman lived with her husband, along with a six month old baby, but her life was miserable as her husband frequently used to beat her. She wanted to go to her pursued but her husband threatened to beat her if she dares to do so. But one day when W was missing the husband perused her and found that she was going to her parents with the baby. When W turned around and found her husband running towards her, panic stricken she along with the baby jumped into a well. The baby died but she survived. She was prosecuted for the death of the baby. What offence if any has been committed by her?

Principle: A person has got a right to defend his life or that of any other person.
Factual Situation: Sonia was returning home from work at about 10:00 pm. The cab driver dropped her at the gate of her residence. Suddenly she heard a male voice telling her to hand over her purse and Mobile. She screamed to draw the attention of her driver but the driver did not hear her and drove away. When she looked back she saw a man pointing a dagger at her. She was about to hand over her purse to the man. Hearing her cries, her neighbour, Major Singh, a military officer, looked through his window and saw the scene. He took out his gun and shot the man dead, later identified as X.

A (a 25 year old man) was B's (a 23 year old woman) neighbour. He fell in love with her and wanted to ask her to enter into a relationship with him. He sent her a number of text messages proclaiming his love for her. She did not respond to his overtures. On November 18, 2013, A went to B's house and told her that he was in love with her, and wanted to marry her. She told him that she was not interested and asked him to leave. A believed that B was only playing hard to get, and if he persisted, she would change her mind. On November 25, 2013, when B was returning home from her workplace, A met her again and proclaimed his love for her again. She again told him that she was not interested, and threatened to complain to the police. In spite of this, a week later, when B was leaving for work, she noticed that A was waiting outside her house, with a bouquet of flowers, and he tried to give her the flowers. B ignored him once again, and went to the police station to complain about A's acts. Under what Section of the Indian Penal Code should the police register the FIR (First Information Report)

W, who had her small baby tied on her back, was proceeding towards her parental place who lived nearby. Since, her husband H, did not like her visits to her parental place prevented her from proceeding further and directed her to return her home and threatened her with dire consequences if she ventured to do so again. She felt very depressed and decided to jump into a well nearby. Unmindful of the presence of her child on her back, she jumped into the well. She survived but the child died. W is guilty of

PRINCIPLE: 1. A person is liable for death penalty when he does an act which is likely to cause death, and that person knows that his act in all probability will only result in death.
2. Death penalty is given only in rarest of rare cases.
FACT: Sunita, a married woman was flogged out of her husband's house by her father-in-law. When she was living with her parents, she got involved with a widower who also had an affair with Anita. In a fit of jealousy, Sunita killed her rival, Anita, as well as her little baby. Sunita also disfigured the faces of Anita and her baby and buried the bodies. Later, Sunita was tried for murder.

S1:A father having offered to take the baby out in a perambulator, was tempted by the sunny morning to slip into a pub for a glass of beer.
P :Indignant at her husband's behaviour, she decided to teach him a lesson.
Q :She wheeled away the pram.
R :A little later, his wife came by, where to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby.
S :Leaving the pram outside, he disappeared inside the bar.
S6:She waited for him, anticipating the white face and quivering lips which would soon appear with the news that the baby had been stolen.

The Proper sequence should be:

S1: A father, having offered to take the baby out in a perambulator, was tempted by the sunny morning to slip into a pub for a glass of beer.
P: Indignant at her husband's behaviour, she decided to teach him a lesson.
Q: She wheeled away the pram.
R: A little later, his wife came by, where to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby.
S: Leaving the pram outside, he disappeared inside the bar.
S6: She waited for him, anticipating the white face and quivering lips which would soon appear with the news that the baby had been stolen.

The Proper sequence should be:

Consider the following propositions:
1. A Muslim woman, on her husband's death, need not follow Iddat if her marriage is valid but not consummated.
2. A Muslim woman, on divorce, need not follow Iddat if her marriage is valid but not consummated.
3. A Muslim woman, on divorce, has to observe Iddat if her marriage is irregular but consummated.
4. A Muslim woman, whose marriage is void but consummated, has to observe Iddat till delivery if she is carrying the child in her womb in case of her husband's death.
Choose the correct option from below:

Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G live on separate floors of a 7-floor building. Ground floor is numbered 1, first floor is numbered. 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 7. Each one of these having a different cars-Cadillac, Ambassador, Fiat, Maruti, Mercedes, Bedford and Fargo but not necessarily in the same order. Only three people live above the floor on which A lives. Only one person lives between A and the one having a car Cadillac. F lives immediately below the one having a car Bedford. The one having a car Bedford lives on an even-numbered floor. Only three people live between the ones having a car Cadillac and Maruti. E lives immediately above C. E is not having a car Maruti. Only two people live between B and the one having a car Fargo. The one having a car Fargo lives below the floor on which B lives. The one having a car Fiat does not live immediately above D or immediately below B. D does not live immediately above or immediately below A. G does not have a car Ambassador. Question : How many people live between the floors on which D and the one having a car Bedford ?