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Principle Not only mens rea but actus reus must also exist...

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Principle: Not only mens rea, but actus reus must also exist for a crime to be committed.
Fact: A and B, being husband and wife, are engaged in a bitter quar rel. B threatened to commit suicide and goes to a nearby well and jumps.
Consequently, she dies. Is A guilty?

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Correct Answer: Option A
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