Principle

CRIMINAL LAW — Defences — Justification — Requirements for Defence of Justification Under Section 45 of the Penal Code

Area of law
CRIMINAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

This defence operates as a complete exoneration from criminal liability. It has two limbs: first, where the accused is actually justified by law (e.g., carrying out a lawful execution or using reasonable force in self-defence); second, where the accused, through a mistake of fact (not…

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