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The Supreme Court in the State of Rajasthan vs Shera Ram held that “for committing a crime, the intention and act both are taken to be the constituents of the crime, actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea. Every normal and sane human being is expected to possess some degree of reason to be responsible for his/her conduct and acts unless the contrary is proved. But a person of unsound mind or a person suffering from a mental disorder cannot be said to possess this basic norm of human behaviour.”

 

What Latin phrase is used by the Supreme Court to explain the relationship between act and intention in a crime?

Option: 1

Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea


Option: 2

Mens rea non facit actus nisi sit reus


Option: 3

Actus reus non facit mens nisi sit rea


Option: 4

 Mens rea non facit reum nisi sit actus


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According to this maxim, to be guilty of a crime under criminal law, two elements are considered which include a guilty act and a guilty state of mind. Without a guilty mind or a criminal intent, there is no crime. In general, the act itself does not make a man guilty, unless his intention is so.hence option a is correct option.

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