Question

Consider the following statements regarding murder under Section 101 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Statement 1: Murder requires that the culpable homicide be committed with a specific intention to cause death. Statement 2: If a culpable homicide is committed with knowledge that the act is likely to cause death in the ordinary course of nature, it automatically amounts to murder. Statement 3: Act causing death with knowledge that it is likely to cause death in the ordinary course of nature amounts to murder only if the offender acted with the intention of causing death or causing grievous bodily injury. Statement 4: The four clauses under Section 101 provide cumulative conditions, all of which must be satisfied for murder to be established. Which statements are correct?

A Statements 1 and 3 only
B Statements 2 and 4 only
C Statements 1 and 2 only
D Statements 1, 2, and 3 only
E Statements 1 and 4 only
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