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Law · Q2108

Indian Penal Code

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Q2108

Which of the following may be applied as a test of 'grave and sudden provocation' as envisaged by the exception to Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code?

A.
Whether a reasonable man belonging to the same class of society as the accused, placed in the situation in which the accused was placed would be so provoked as to lose his self control
Answer
B.
Whether the accused was placed in a situation where he lost his cognitive faculties which rendered him incapable of understanding consequences of his actions
C.
Whether the victim provoked the accused despite having a prior knowledge that the accused was a short tempered person
D.
All of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
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