Consider the following statements:
Mens rea is not an essential ingredient in
1. Cases not criminal in any real sense but which in the public interest are prohibited under a penalty.
2. Cases which are in the nature of public nuisance.
3. Cases criminal in form but which are really only a summary mode of enforcing a civil right.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1 and 3 only
Answer: Option A
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