The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) replaces which earlier legislation?

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Essential ingredients of a crime are :-

Motive, mens-rea and actus-reus

Motive, intention and knowledge

Knowledge, intention and action

Every crime must have :-

A person is under a legal obligation to act in a particular way

Which of the following maxims is related to Mens-rea?

Autre fois acquit and Autrefois convict

Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea

Nulla poena sine lege, Nullum Crimen sine lege

Nemo debect bis punivi pro uno delicto

If actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea is a cardinal principle of criminal law, then which one of the following statements correctly reflects the above principle :-

Criminal liability under Indian law always implies mens rea.

Mens rea is an essential element of a crime and there cannot be a crime without mens rea.

To constitute a crime, there must be actus reus and mens rea.

Actus reus is not always necessary to constitute a crime

Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea implies that :-

mere act or illegal omission on the part of the accused makes him liable under criminal law

mere guilty mind coupled with motive behind the crime makes the accused liable under the criminal law

guilty mind of the accused coupled with desire to give effect to the guilty mind is sufficient to make the accused liable under the criminal law

no act per se is criminal unless accompanied by guilty mind

The Cardinal Principle of Criminal Law "Nullum Crimen Nulla Poena Sine Lege" means:

no crime or punishment can exist without pre-existing Criminal Law

a man is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty

ignorance of law is not excused

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