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Standard XII
Legal Studies
Question

The essential ingredients of a crime are _______________.
  1. Knowledge, intention and action
  2. Motive, intention and knowledge
  3. Motive, mens rea and actus reus
  4. Actus reus and mens rea

A
Actus reus and mens rea
B
Knowledge, intention and action
C
Motive, intention and knowledge
D
Motive, mens rea and actus reus
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Guilty act and guilty mind are considered as the very essential elements of a crime because to commit an offense or a crime, a person must have a guilty intention.
Hence, D is the correct option.

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