Discuss the criminal liability of A in the following:

(i) A comes to know that B is roaming with valuable ornaments in the city. He along with an accomplice, armed with a pistol and a bomb, goes out in the city on motorcycle in order to rob B. But could not find B. Has A committed any offence?

(ii) A, intending to murder B by poison, purchases poison and mixes it with flour which remains in A’s keeping. Later on A’s intention to murder B is proved.         (5 marks)