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The defendant was set to watch his master's premises. He saw a man on the garden wall and hailed him and then shot at him aiming at his legs. He missed and shot the deceased whom he had not seen.

A. The defendant is justified in shooting the deceased

B. The defendant is guilty of mansla ugh ter

C. The defendant is not guilty as his own life was danger

D. None of them

Answer: Option B


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