Pakistan Penal Code MCQs

1. : Section 221 PPC applies to:

(A) Citizens generally

(B) Public servants bound to apprehend or confine offenders

(C) Witnesses in Court

(D) Judges in judicial proceedings

2. : Under Section 221, a public servant commits an offence if he:

(A) Omits to apprehend a person charged with an offence

(B) Suffers such person to escape

(C) Aids the escape of such person

(D) All of the above

3. : Section 222 PPC applies specifically to:

(A) Persons under police suspicion

(B) Persons under sentence of a Court or lawfully committed to custody

(C) Persons accused but not yet tried

(D) Citizens who harbour offenders

4. : The difference between Sections 221 and 222 is:

(A) Section 221 applies to accused persons, Section 222 to convicted persons

(B) Section 221 applies to property offences, Section 222 to civil suits

(C) Section 221 applies to private individuals, Section 222 to judges only

(D) Both sections are identical

5. : A police officer intentionally allowing an accused person in his custody to escape is punishable under:

(A) Section 217

(B) Section 221

(C) Section 222

(D) Section 220

6. : A jail authority intentionally allowing a convicted prisoner to escape is punishable under:

(A) Section 220

(B) Section 221

(C) Section 222

(D) Section 219

7. : Section 221 applies to persons:

(A) Under sentence of Court only

(B) Charged with or liable to be apprehended for an offence

(C) Released on bail

(D) Acquitted by Court

8. : Section 222 specifically includes persons who are:

(A) Only accused of petty offences

(B) Lawfully committed to custody besides those sentenced by Court

(C) Released on parole

(D) Accused of civil wrongs

9. : The offence under Section 221 is committed when the public servant’s omission is:

(A) Negligent

(B) Intentional

(C) Accidental

(D) Involuntary

10. : The offence under Section 222 is committed when the omission is:

(A) Careless

(B) Negligent

(C) Intentional

(D) Unknowing

11. : Section 221 deals with omission regarding persons:

(A) Accused or liable to be apprehended

(B) Sentenced or lawfully committed

(C) Acquitted or discharged

(D) Witnesses

12. : Section 222 deals with omission regarding persons:

(A) Under investigation only

(B) Under sentence of Court or lawfully committed to custody

(C) Released on probation

(D) Released on bail

13. : Which of the following is common to both Section 221 and Section 222?

(A) Offender must be a private person

(B) Offender must be a public servant legally bound to apprehend or confine

(C) Act must be unintentional

(D) The punishment is imprisonment for life

14. : A public servant aiding the escape of a convicted murderer falls under:

(A) Section 221

(B) Section 222

(C) Section 217

(D) Section 216

15. : A public servant intentionally omitting to arrest a person charged with robbery falls under:

(A) Section 221

(B) Section 222

(C) Section 220

(D) Section 215