Question

Certain legal principles and specific factual situations are provided in each of the following questions. Apply the principles to the given facts and select the most appropriate answer.
LEGAL PRINCIPLE : Any direct physical interference with goods in somebody’s possession without lawful justification is called trespass of goods.
FACTUAL SITUATION : Z purchased a car from a person who had no title to it and sent it to garage for repair. X believing wrongly that the car was his, removed it from the garage. Has he committed any offence ?
DECISION :

• A. X cannot be held responsible for trespass of goods as he was under a wrong belief.
• B. X can be held responsible for trespass of goods.
• C. Z has no right over the car as he purchased it from a person who had not title over it.
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

X can be held responsible for trespass of goods.

Answer 2

The correct option is (B): X can be held responsible for trespass of goods..