Multiple choice

Assertion (A): Section 95 of the IPC is intended to prevent penalisation of negligible wrongs of trivial character. Reasons (R): (a) The injury is negligible. (b) The victim and the wrongdoer were related to each other. (c) The injured and the offender were not related by circumstances. (d) The nature of injury was very minor.

  1. (a) is true and (d) is the reason, while (b) and (c) are false.

  2. (b) is true and (c) is the reason, while (a) and (d) are false.

  3. (c) is true and (d) is the reason, while (a) and (b) are false.

  4. (d) is the only reason, while all others (a), (b) and (c) are false.
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Explanation

Section 95 of the IPC is intended to prevent penalisation of negligible wrongs of trivial character because the nature of the injury is very small.

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