Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Topics of Law

Question:

A women in sheer destitute and impoverishment attempted to kill herself after failing in all ways to arrange for food for her starving children. She did it knowingly therefore she will be held guilty by the Court because:

Options:

the act was done under compulsion

the act was done out of necessity

the act was done due to insanity

the act was done intentionally

Correct Answer:

the act was done intentionally

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → the act was done intentionally

Even though the woman was in a state of sheer destitution and her actions were driven by extreme circumstances, the key aspect here is that she knowingly attempted to take her own life. In legal terms, intention refers to the person's awareness and decision to perform the act. Thus, she acted intentionally in her attempt.