Multiple choice

A is cutting wood with an axe in a place where children are playing. The axe slips from his hand and kills a child nearby. A is guilty of

  1. no offence

  2. murder

  3. culpable homicide

  4. homicide by negligence

  5. None of these

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D Correct answer
Explanation

A is guilty of causing death by negligence under section 304A of the Indian Penal Code. The provision of this section applies where there is no intention to cause death that the act done in all probability would cause death. A’s intention in above mentioned facts were not malafide. Hence, he is not liable for murder and will be liable for causing death by negligence.