Multiple choice

Which of the following defences is not available to a person who has committed a criminal act?

  1. Infancy

  2. Self-defence

  3. Self-preservation

  4. Consent of the other party

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Self-preservation is not a defence under the Indian Penal Code. For instance, where two persons are on an island, one cannot kill the other so that he can eat him and continue to live.

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