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Indian Penal Code

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Q2183

A quarrel arose between C on the one side and A and B on the other. C abused A, whereupon A struck him with a stick, and B struck him down with an axe on the head. He also received two other wounds with the axe on the other parts of the body. Any one of the three axe wounds was sufficient enough to cause death, especially the one on the head.

A.
C is guilty for voluntarily provoking the attack while B is guilty of culpable homicide
B.
A is guilty of culpable homicide, while B is guilty of voluntarily causing hurt
C.
B is guilty of culpable homicide, while A is guilty of voluntarily causing hurt
Answer
D.
Both A and B are guilty of culpable homicide

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
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