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Law · Q1772

Indian Penal Code

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Q1772

Ravi was suffering from delusion. One night he considered his own son as a leopard and attacked him with an axe, thinking by mistake of fact that he was justified in killing the son whom he did not regard to be a human being but a dangerous animal. Ravi is guilty of:

A.
No offence as he has defence of mistake of fact in good faith
Answer
B.
Murder
C.
No offence as he has the defence of insanity
D.
Culpable homicide

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
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