Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Topics of Law

Question:

Consider the passage given below and answer the question. An essential principle of criminal law is contained in the maxim actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea. It implies that the act doesn't make a man blameworthy itself except if his intention was so. At the end, the criminal act should be accompanied by a guilty mind or mens rea. Thusly, the two components of an offense are actus reus and mens rea. Mens rea covers a wide scope of mental states and conditions, the presence of which would give a lawbreaker shade to actus reus. The idea of actus reus is an act of embellishment, helping, abetting, guiding and getting an offense.

The maxim actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea was developed by which of the following?

Options:

Equity Courts

Common Law Courts

The Supreme Court of India

None of the above

Correct Answer:

Common Law Courts

Explanation:

The maxim "actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea" is a legal principle that originated in the Common Law Courts. It is a Latin maxim that means "an act does not make a person guilty unless there is a guilty mind." This principle emphasizes the importance of the mental state (mens rea) in determining criminal liability.