A person wilfully drives a motor car into the midst of a crowd and thereby causes death of some…
Wilfully driving a vehicle into a crowd, with knowledge that the act is so imminently dangerous that it must in all probability cause death, though without any intention to…
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A person wilfully drives a motor car into the midst of a crowd and thereby causes death of some persons. He will be liable for the offence of?
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Wilfully driving a vehicle into a crowd, with knowledge that the act is so imminently dangerous that it must in all probability cause death, though without any intention to kill a particular person, goes beyond mere rashness or negligence and amounts to culpable homicide.
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