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Paper
Subjects
Marks
Time
I
Law
300
3 Hours
II
Language : 1. General Hindi , 2. General English
50+50=100
2 Hours
Note :-
Total time for the exam is 5 hours.
Note- The Question paper may comprise different parts containing very short, short, Essay type question.
The minimum qualifying marks for each paper shall be 40%: Provided that the percentage fixed as above shall be relaxed by 5% for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
राजस्थान सिविल सेवा (भूतपूर्व सैनिकों का आमेलन) नियम, 1988 तथा राजस्थान निःशक्तजन अधिकार नियम, 2018 में विहित प्रावधानानुसार भूतपूर्व सैनिकों एवं विशेष योग्यजन को न्यूनतम उत्तीर्णाकों में छूट / रियायत दी जायेगी।
The standard of the paper-II will be that of Senior Secondary level.
It shall be compulsory to appear in each and every paper of written test.
Law paper is designed to test practical knowledge of the candidates in criminal law and procedure and framing charges in criminal cases.
Syllabus
1. Paper-I - LAW (300 Marks)
Part-A: Indian Penal Code 1860
Introduction - Sections 1 to 4 (Ch – I)
General Explanations – Sections- 6 to 52A (Ch- II)
Of Punishments – Sections 53 to 75 (Ch. – III)
General Exceptions – Sections 76 to 106 (Ch. – IV)
Abetment - Sections 107 to 120 (Ch. – V)
Criminal Conspiracy - Sections 120 A & B (Ch. V – A)
Of offence against the State - Sections-121 and 124 A (Ch. – VI)
Of offence against the Public Tranquility- Sections 141 to 160 (Ch. – VIII)
Of Contempt of the Lawful Authority of Public Servant– Sections 172 to 190 (Ch. – X)
Of False Evidence and offence against Public Justice –Sections 191 to 195-A, 201, 212, 216, 216A, 216B, 225A, 225B, 228A, 229A (Ch. – XI)
Of offence affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals Sections- 268 to 294-A (Ch. –XIV)
Of offence affecting the human body- Sections 299 to 377 (Ch. – XVI)
Of offences against property-Sections 378 to 462 (Ch. – XVII)
Of cruelty by husband or relatives of husband-Sections 498-A (Ch. – XX-A)
Of Defamation– Sections 499 to 502 (Ch. – XXI)
Of Criminal Intimidation, insult and annoyance-Sections 503 to 510 (Ch. – XXII)
Of attempts to commit offences– Sections 511 (Ch. – XXIII)
Part-B: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
Chapter -I Preliminary– Sections– 1 to 5
Chapter-II Constitution of Criminal Courts and Offices– Sections– 6 to 25A
Chapter-III- Power of Courts– Sections 26 to 35
Chapter-IV- Powers of Superior Officers of Police-Section 36, Aid to the Magistrates and the Police-Sections–37 to 40
Chapter-V- Arrest of persons– Sections 41 to 60-A
Chapter-VI- Process to Compel Appearance –Sections 61 to 90
Chapter-VII- Process to Compel the production of things- Sections 91 to 105
Chapter-VIII- Security for keeping the peace and good behavior– Sections 106 to 124
Chapter-IX- Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents- Sections 125 to 128
Chapter-X- Maintenance of Public order and tranquility– Sections 129 to 148
Chapter-XI- Preventive Action of Police– Sections 149 to 153
Chapter- XII- Information to the Police and their power to investigate– Sections 154 to 176
Chapter-XIII- Jurisdiction of the criminal courts in inquiries and trials– Sections 177 to 189
Chapter- XIV- Conditions requisite for initiation of proceedings– Sections 190 to 199
Chapter-XV- Complaints to Magistrate– Sections 200 to 203
Chapter-XVI- Commencement of proceedings before Magistrate– Sections 204 to 210
Chapter-XVII- The Charge– Sections 211 to 224
Chapter XVIII- Trial before a Court of Session– Sections 225 to 237
Chapter XIX- Trial of Warrant cases by Magistrates– Sections 238 to 250
Chapter XX- Trial of Summon cases by Magistrates– Sections 251 to 259
Chapter XXI- Summary Trials- Sections 260 to 265
Chapter XXI-A- Plea Bargaining- Sections 265A to 265 L
Chapter XXIII- Evidence in Inquiries and Trials– Sections 272 to 299
Chapter XXIV- General provisions as to Inquiries and Trials- Sections 300 to 327
Chapter XXVII- The Judgment– Sections 353 to 365
Chapter XXIX- Appeals– Sections 372 to 394
Chapter XXX- Reference and Revision– Sections 395 to 405
Chapter XXXI- Transfer of Criminal Cases- Sections 406 to 412
Chapter XXXII- Suspension, Remission and Commutation of Sentences– Sections 432 to 435
Chapter XXXIII- Provision as to Bail and Bonds– Sections 436 to 450
Chapter XXXVI- Limitation for taking cognizance of certain offences- Sections 467 to 473
Chapter XXXVII- Miscellaneous (Section- 482 only), The First and Second Schedule
Part-C: Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Preliminary- Sections 1 to 4
Of the Relevancy of facts- Sections 5 to 55 (excluding sections 12,13,19, 20 and 23)
Of Oral Evidence- Sections 59-60
Of Documentary Evidence– Sections 61 to 75 and 85A, 85B, 85C, 88A, 89, 90, 90-A
Of Burdens of Proof- Sections 101 to 114-A
Of Witnesses- Sections 118 to 134
Of the examinations of witnesses– Sections 135 to 166
Of Improper Admission & Rejection of evidence– Section 167
Part-D
The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
Chapter- I- Preliminary– Sections 1 & 2
Chapter-II- Atrocities– Section 3 to 9
Chapter- IV- Special Court Section 14 & 15
Chapter-IV-A Right of victims and witnesses (Sec-15A)
Chapter-V- Miscellaneous Sections 16 to 20
The Arms Act, 1959
Preliminary– Section – 1 and 2
Acquisition, Possession, Manufacture, Sale, Import, Export and Transport of Arms and Ammunition Section 3 to 12
Powers and Procedure- Section 19 to 24B
Offences & Penalties- Section 25 to 33
Miscellaneous Sections 34 to 41, 45 and 46
The Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950
Chapter- I- Preliminary – Sections- 01, 3 to 7
Chapter-II- Control and Establishment– Section 8-10A
Chapter-III- Import, Export and Transport– Section 11 to 15
Chapter- IV- Manufacture, Possession and Sale– Sections 16 to 24, 26 and 27
Chapter VIII- Powers and Duties of Officers– Sections 43 to 53
Chapter IX- Offences and Penalties– Sections 54 to 70
Chapter X- Exemptions Section 71
Schedule -II
The Protection of Children from Sexual offences Act, 2012
Preliminary– Sections 1 and 2
Sexual offences against Children– Sections 3 to 12
Using child for pornographic purposes and punishment thereof, punishment for storage of pornographic material involving child – Sections 13 to 15
Abetment of and attempt to commit an offence under the Act– Sections 16 to 18
Procedure for reporting of Cases– Sections 19 to 23
Procedure for recording statement of the child– Sections 24 to 27
Special Courts and other allied matters:
Special Courts: Designation, Procedure and powers- Sections 28, 33
Procedure in case of Commission of offence by child and determination of age by special court- Section 34
Period for recording of evidence of child and disposal of case- Section 35
Child not to see accused at the time of testifying- Section 36
Trial to conducted in camera- Section 37
Presumptions: As to certain offences and culpable mental state on the part of the accused Section- 29, 30
Application of code of criminal procedure, 1973 to proceedings before a special court- Section 31
Provision as to Special Public prosecutor (Sec-32) Right of child to take assistance of legal practitioner- Section 40
The Rajasthan Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair means) Act, 1992
Preliminary– Sections 1 and 2
Prohibition of use of unfair means- Section 3
Unauthorized possession or disclosure of question paper- Section 4
Prevention of Leakage by person entrusted with examination work– Section 5
Penalty: Contravention of Section 3 or Section 4 or Section 5 – Section 6
Penalty for offence with preparation to cause hurt– Section 7
Power to amend schedule- Section 8
The Schedule.
Rajasthan Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2022
Preliminary- Sections 1 and 2
Prohibition of use of unfair means- Section 3
Possession and disclosure of question paper- Section 4
Prevention of Leakage by person entrusted or engaged with examination – Section 5
Unauthorized possession of disclosure of question Paper and answer sheet or OMR in any form - Section 6
Provisions relating to examination Centre- Sections 7 and 8
Offences by management, institution or others-Section 9
Penalties Section 10
Debarment on conviction– Section 11
Nature of offences under the Act- Section 14
Investigation of offences- Section 15
Trial by Designated Courts & power to appoint such courts– Sections 16 and 17
Schedule - I & II
Probation of offenders Act, 1958
Preliminary (Section 1-2)
Power of court to release certain offenders after admonition (Section 3)
Power of court to release certain offenders on probation of good conduct (Section 4)
Power of court to require released offenders to pay compensation and costs (Section 5)
Restrictions on imprisonment of offenders under twenty-one years of age (Section 6)
Report of probation officer to be confidential (Section 7)
Variation of conditions of probation (Section 8)
Procedure in case of offender failing to observe conditions of bond (Section 9)
Provision as to sureties (Section 10)
Courts competent to make order under the Act, appeal, revision and power of courts in appeal and revision (Section 11).
Removal of disqualification attached to conviction (Section 12)
Probation officers (Section 13)
Duties of Probation officers (Section 14)
Probation officers to be public servants (Section 15)
Protection of action taken in good faith (Section 16)
Power to make rules (Section 17)
Saving of operation of certain enactments (Section 18)
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children), Act, 2015
Preliminary (Section 1 and 2)
Juvenile Justice Board (Section 4 to 9)
Procedure in relation to Children in conflict with Law (section 10 to 26)
Other offences against Children (Section 74 to 89)
Miscellaneous (Section 90 to 107)
2. Paper-II- Language (100 Marks)
General Hindi (50 Marks)
शब्द शुद्धि
वाक्य शुद्धि
मुहावरे का निहितार्थ
लोकोक्ति का निहितार्थ
समश्रुत भिन्नार्थक शब्दों का अर्थ-भेद
दिए हुए अंग्रेजी वाक्यों का हिंदी में अनुवाद
संक्षिप्तीकरण - गद्यावतरण का उचित शीर्षक एवं लगभग एक-तिहाई शब्दों में संक्षिप्तीकरण (गद्यावतरण की शब्द सीमा-लगभग 150 शब्द)
Modals expressing various notions & concepts like- Obligation, Request, Permission, Prohibition, Intention, Condition, Probability, Possibility, Purpose, Comparison, Contrast and Concession etc.
Part B- Comprehension, Precis Writing & Translation
Comprehension of an Unseen Passage (250 Words approximately): 05 Questions based on the passage and one Question based on vocabulary from the passage. (total 06 questions are to be set on the unseen passage).
Translation of five sentences from Hindi to English.
Part C- Composition, Letter/Report Writing and Notice Writing
Letter Writing or Report Writing (approximately 150 words).
