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X has food but does not give any to a stranger who later dies of hunger. X did not create the danger…

Section 3(4) extends references to acts to illegal omissions. X had no legal duty to supply food and did not create the danger. The stranger’s death alone does not supply…

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X has food but does not give any to a stranger who later dies of hunger. X did not create the danger and had no legal duty to provide food or care for the stranger. What liability for the death arises under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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Section 3(4) extends references to acts to illegal omissions. X had no legal duty to supply food and did not create the danger.

The stranger’s death alone does not supply the act or illegal omission required for the offered homicide offences.

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Option A

The facts disclose no illegal omission or other act causing the death.

Option B

There is no murderous act or illegal omission by X directed at bringing about death.

Option C

There is no legally culpable act or omission by X causing the death.

Option D

There is no act or illegal omission by X causing the death with the intention or knowledge required by section 100.

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