Multiple choice

Directions: Examine the two statements and give the correct answer.

Assertion (A): A boy of six and half years old intentionally kills B. He is not liable for murder. Reason (R): A child under the age of seven years is immuned from criminal liability.

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is correct: According to Section 82 of the IPC, nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age.

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