A) Sharman has committed no offence because this was done out of necessity
B) Sharman can be held responsible for the act of criminal negligence
C) Sharman can be held responsible for culpable homicide
D) This is a clear case of accident so Sharman cannot be held responsible
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
Ans. According to the principle given here and as per Section 81 of Indian Penal Code, nothing is an offence, if it is done without any criminal intention to cause harm and in good faith for purpose of preventing or avoiding other harm to person or property. In this case, Mr Sharman has committed no offence because this was done out of necessity, in good faith and without any criminal intention. It is also called choice of lesser evil and necessity knows no law.You need to login to perform this action.
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