Multiple choice

A, a police officer, being ordered by the court to arrest Y, after enquiry believes Z to be Y and arrests him. Has A committed an offence?

  1. Yes, because this is a wrongful confinement.

  2. No, because this is mistake of fact in good faith.

  3. Yes, because A was under the authority to act.

  4. No, because it was a justified mistake..

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Section 76 of IPC states that mistake of fact or person bound by law to do some act does not mean that the person has done an offence.

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