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In Nathulal v. State of Madhya Pradesh (1965), the usual presumption of mens rea was discussed as part…

Nathulal treated the usual mens rea requirement as part of "Common-law principles" used to interpret penal legislation, which statutory language or necessary implication may…

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In Nathulal v. State of Madhya Pradesh (1965), the usual presumption of mens rea was discussed as part of which legal tradition?

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Nathulal treated the usual mens rea requirement as part of "Common-law principles" used to interpret penal legislation, which statutory language or necessary implication may exclude. It is not "Roman-law rules alone", "Equity alone" or "A rule uniquely created by the House of Lords for that case".

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