Multiple choice

In which of the following cases the Privy Council made a distinction between ‘common intention’ and ‘similar intention’?

  1. Bannu Mal v Emperor

  2. Mehaboob Shah v King Emperor

  3. Barendra Kumar Ghosh v Emperor

  4. Srinivas Barolia v Emperor

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Explanation

In Mehaboob Shah v King Emperor (1945), the Privy Council distinguished between 'common intention' (Section 34 IPC) and 'similar intention'. Common intention requires a prior plan or meeting of minds, while similar intention means several persons had the same intention independently. This case established that common intention cannot be inferred merely from similar acts.