A intended to kill B but killed C mistaking him for B. A is guilty of
Question and options
A intended to kill B but killed C mistaking him for B. A is guilty of
- culpable homicide not amounting to murder
- culpable homicide amounting to murder
- homicide by negligence as he did not intend to kill C
- no offence
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - culpable homicide amounting to murder
Transferred malice (s.102 BNS, formerly s.301 IPC): if A, intending to kill B, kills C, his culpable homicide has the same character as if he had killed B. It is therefore murder, i.e. culpable homicide amounting to murder.
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