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201. The accused was convicted of bigamy having gone through ceremony of marriage within 7 years after she had been deserted by her husband. She believed in good faith that her husband was dead. In this case :

A. she cannot be convicted as she was ignorant about 7 years rule. Exclusive group for Judicial Services Preparation
B. she can be convicted.
C. she cannot be convicted as she is mistaken by the fact.
D. she cannot be convicted of bigamy as she had been deserted by her husband.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

202. Give correct response. A sees Z commit what appears to A to be murder. A in the exercise of the best of his judgment, exerted in good faith of the power which the law gives to all persons of apprehending murderers in the act seizes Z, in order to bring Z before the proper authorities, Later it was found that Z was acting in self-defence. Here:

A. A is liable because he has failed to make reasonable inquiries which must have elicited the true facts whether Z was a murderer or acting in self-defence.
B. A is liable for wrongfully apprehending Z because Z was acting in self-defence.
C. A is liable because he was neither bound by law nor justified by law to apprehend Z on a simple belief that Z was a murderer.
D. A has committed no offence because he is entitled to the defence of mistake of fact under section 79 of the Penal Code.
✅ The correct answer is option D.

203. Point out incorrect response. The following are some of the illustrations of defence of mistake of fact:

A. A in a moment of delusion thought that has only son was a tiger and he assailed him with an axe, thinking by reason of mistake of fact, that he was justified in destroying the deceased whom he did not regard to be a human being but who, as he thought, was a dangerous animal.
B. A was awakened in the night by strange noises in his house ; thinking that he was attacking a burglar, he ran his sword through a cabinet where the intruder was hiding and killed a friend of his servant present by the latter’s invitation.
C. A was charged for selling liquor to B, an intoxicated person who had given no indication of intoxication. There the statute made it an offence for any licensed person to sell any intoxicating liquor to any drunken person. A did not know that B was intoxicated.
D. A, a rail conductor forcibly ejects a passenger believing that the passenger has not paid his fare. The passenger persistently refuses to pay or to show his ticket.
✅ The correct answer is option C.