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Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 General Exceptions

Give correct response. A is in a house which is on fire, with Z, a child. People below hold out a blanket, A drops the child from the house top, knowing it to be likely that the fall may kill the child, but not intending to kill the child, and intending in good faith the child’s benefit. The child is killed by fall, Held that :

A is liable because he knew or had reasons to believe that fall was very likely to result in the death of the child.

A is liable because A’s act cannot be said to have been done in good faith in as much as he knew that the boy was very likely to be killed by such fall, even then he did not take precautions to save him.

A has committed no offence, because A dropped the child to save him from being killed by fire, the act being done in good faith and intending child’s benefit without any intention to harm him.

A is not liable because he had no intention to kill and no person can be held liable for homicide in absence of such intention

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Explanation:

A has committed no offence, because A dropped the child to save him from being killed by fire, the act being done in good faith and intending child’s benefit without any intention to harm him.