| Principle A person is guilty of culpable homicide amounting to murder if the act by which the death is caused is done with an intention of causing death. |
| Facts A and B are playing hide and seek. A hide behind a bush. C who is on a prowl to hunt for rabbits observing some movement near the bush and assuming a rabbit was hiding there fires and kills A. C does not know that A was hiding behind the bush. The police prosecute C for murder (as per Section 299 of IPC illustration (c)) |
A) C would not be liable for murder, as he did not have the intention to kill A
B) C would be liable for murder, because he should have taken care to find out the target before shooting
C) C would not be liable for murder, because it would be too much to expect him to identify the target before shooting
D) None of the above
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
According to Section-299 of Indian Penal code, 1860, here in this case 'C' is not liable for murder, because his intention was not to will 'A', 'C' was on a prowl to hunt for rabbits. This case is similar to illustration (c) of Section-299 IPC.
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