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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, A and B go to protect their crop from forcible reaping. After…

The shooter intentionally caused death after the danger had ended, so private defence does not justify the killing. With no applicable exception, the shooter commits murder.…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, A and B go to protect their crop from forcible reaping. After the intruders abandon their attempt and all danger to persons and property has ceased, A deliberately shoots an unarmed retreating intruder with intent to kill, causing death. No exception to Section 101 applies. B had no prior or contemporaneous shared intention to kill and neither instigated nor assisted the shooting. Which statement about liability for murder is correct?

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The shooter intentionally caused death after the danger had ended, so private defence does not justify the killing. With no applicable exception, the shooter commits murder. The companion lacks both shared criminal intention and participation in the shooting, so accompanying the shooter to protect the crop does not establish murder liability.

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