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  • A committed murder of B. C, the son of B filed a case in court and the court convited A for murder. A was sentenced to 20 years life sentence. After 20 years when A was released, C again

A committed murder of B. C, the son of B filed a case in court and the court convited A for murder. A was sentenced to 20 years life sentence. After 20 years when A was released, C again filed a case and the court convicted A for 20 years of life sentence again. Is court right in making this decision? 

Option: 1

Yes, court is right is making the decision. 


Option: 2

No, court is not right in making this decision. 


Option: 3

No, court is wrong because no person can be punished twice for the same offence 


Option: 4

No, court is wrong because one who repeats the same offence can not be punished twice


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The rule of double jeopardymeans that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime based on the same conduct. Here A has been convicted twice for the same offence, hence the court has made a wrong decision. Hence, the correct option is C. 

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