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Given below are Legal Principles followed by a Factual Situation. Apply the principles followed by a factual Situation. Apply the principle to it and select the most appropriate answer for question among the four choices given.
LEGAL PRINCIPLE: Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person in order that such person may be murdered or may be so disposed of as to be put in danger of being murdered shall be punished.
FACTUAL SITUATION: A kidnaps K intending and knowing the fact to be likely that K may be sacrificed to an idol so that his wife will be cured from the three months long fever. Police arrested A. A defends himself that his intention is not to murder K. Decide.

A

A is not liable because he has not kidnapped for murder.

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A is not liable for intention to murder rather than liable for kidnapping.

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A is liable for kidnapping and abducting.

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A is liable for both kidnapping and abducting in order to murder.

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Solution

The correct option is C A is liable for both kidnapping and abducting in order to murder.
A with the knowledge that K is likely to be sacrificed to an idol has abducted K. Therefore, A is liable for both Abduction and murder.

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