A) X commits no offence as Z drinks the milk voluntarily
B) X commits the offence of abetment of suicide by Z
C) X commits the offence of death by rash or negligent act
D) X commits the offence of murder
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
According to Section 301 of the Indian Penal code 1860, X has committed the offence of murder, as his intention was to cause death of Y and he mixed the poison in milk and asked Z to serve it to Y, but Z drinks the milk and dies, so X is guilty of offence of murder. Section 301 is also called Doctrine of Transfer of Malice.You need to login to perform this action.
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