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A came running into a forest behind a fox and shot it with the intention of killing it, but suddenly B appeared and was killed by that shot. Decide

Option: 1

A is liable for culpable homicide


Option: 2

A is liable for muder


Option: 3

A is not liable for any crime as B came in his way


Option: 4

None of the above


Answers (1)

A person commits culpable homicide when he causes the death of another person while trying to kill the other person. Here the intention of the person who killed or grievously hurt any other person whom he didn’t want to kill or hurt is not considered. Hence Option A is correct.

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Ramraj Saini

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