Multiple choice

“In every statute, mens-rea is to be implied unless the contrary is shown”. This view was expressed in which of the following cases?

  1. Sheras v. De-Rutzen

  2. R v. Dudley & Stephen

  3. Harding v. Price

  4. R v. Prince

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Explanation

“In every statute, mens-rea is to be implied unless the contrary is shown”. This view was expressed in the case of Sheras v. De-Rutzen.