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The maxim "actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea" means:

A. Prohibited act constitutes an offence

B. Guilty intention of accused constitutes an offence

C. Neither guilty intention alone nor the prohibited act alone constitutes an offence

D. Prohibited act followed by guilty intention constitutes an offence

Answer: Option D


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