Accused lsquo X rsquo his bottle filled with some liquid on the head of Z but there was no evidence ...........

Accused ‘X’ his bottle filled with some liquid on the head of Z, but there was no evidence to show whether that liquid was kerosene or petrol. The other accused ‘Y’ threw lighted lamp from a distance causing fire to Z, who died on the spot. This act of throwing lighted lamp was random and resorted to at the spur of moment. For what offences ‘X’ and ‘Y’ are respectively liable? Are they liable for one and the same offence?

(ii) A scuffle took place between ‘X’ and ‘Y’. During the scuffle, ‘X’ picked up a knife that fell down from the hands of ‘Y’. The grappling however still continued and ‘Y’ caught hold of the neck of ‘X’ and, thus, began to strangulate him. ‘X’ then loosing his self control gave two blows of knife to Y, who died. Is ‘X’ entitled to get the benefit of the provisions of right to defence, if so, give reasons?       (8 Marks)