AIBE XVI — October 2021 — Q.25 (Indian Penal Code, 1860)

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IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) Medium Knowledge-Based

Bare Act Indian Penal Code, 1860 · General Principle

The maxim’ actus not tacit reum nisi mens sit rea’ means-

✓ There can be no crime without a guilty mind Answer

B Crime has to be coupled with guilty mind

C Crime is the result of guilty mind

D In crime intention is relevant, motive is irrelevant

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'Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea' means 'the act itself does not make a person guilty unless the mind is also guilty.' This is the foundational criminal law principle requiring both a guilty act (actus reus) and guilty mind (mens rea) for criminal liability.

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Subject IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS)

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Act Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section General Principle

Answer (A) Knowledge-Based

Paper AIBE XVI — October 2021

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