Landmark case · Jurisprudence · Semester 3
R. v. Dudley and Stephens
(1884) 14 QBD 273 · Queen's Bench
Necessity is not a defence to murder.
From topic
Mens rea, accident and theories of liability — Unit IV, Jurisprudence.
Related sections:
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 14–44 — General exceptions including accident and infancy