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Law · Q1378

Indian Penal Code

Graduate and Post Graduate · Law · question 1378

Q1378

A' strikes 'B'. 'B' is by this provocation excited to violent rage. 'C', a bystander intending to take advantage of 'B's rage, and to cause him to kill 'A', puts a knife into 'B's hand for that purpose. 'B' kills 'A' with the knife. Here

A.
B' has committed culpable homicide but 'C' is guilty of murder
Answer
B.
B' is guilty of murder but 'C' has committed only culpable homicide
C.
Both 'C' and 'B' are guilty of murder
D.
Both 'C' and 'B' are guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
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