Which of the following case is not related to the doctrine of 'mens rea'?
M.H. Hoskot v. State of Maharashtra concerns the right to free legal aid and appeal under Article 21, not the doctrine of mens rea, unlike Sweet v. Parsley, Sherras v. De…
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Which of the following case is not related to the doctrine of 'mens rea'?
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M.H. Hoskot v. State of Maharashtra concerns the right to free legal aid and appeal under Article 21, not the doctrine of mens rea, unlike Sweet v. Parsley, Sherras v. De Rutzen and Nathulal v. State of Madhya Pradesh, which are all classic mens rea decisions.
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