Question

Which of the following is not a guiding rule when the question of justification of an offence arises either due to a mistake of fact or mistake of law?

• A. When an act is in itself criminal and is more severely punishable if certain circumstances co-exist, ignorance of such circumstances is no answer to a charge for the aggravated offence.
• B. When an act is prima facie innocent and proper unless certain circumstances co-exist, ignorance of such circumstances is an answer to the charge
• C. When an act which is in itself wrong is, under certain circumstances, criminal, a person who does the wrong act can take up as a defence, ignorance of facts which turned the wrong into a crime
• D. When the character of the act is changed, the mind of the accused should be in absolute ignorance of the circumstances which altered such character of the act.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

When an act which is in itself wrong is, under certain circumstances, criminal, a person who does the wrong act can take up as a defence, ignorance of facts which turned the wrong into a crime

Answer 2

The correct option is (C): When an act which is in itself wrong is, under certain circumstances, criminal, a person who does the wrong act can take up as a defence, ignorance of facts which turned the wrong into a crime.