Doli incapax means incapable of crime forming a defence for children that a child is incapable of…
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act is the relevant enactment among the choices. Its general principles presume a child innocent of criminal intent…
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Doli incapax means incapable of crime forming a defence for children that a child is incapable of crime. Basis of this presumption lies in the theory of criminal responsibility, which means that a person should be held criminally responsible only for acts he intends to commit. Doli incapax finds its importance in which of the legislations in India ?
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Correct answer B
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act is the relevant enactment among the choices. Its general principles presume a child innocent of criminal intent and require treatment appropriate to childhood. The direct criminal-capacity exceptions are now sections 20 and 21 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly sections 82 and 83 IPC); juvenile justice does not make every person under eighteen wholly incapable of committing an offence.
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