Four accused with common intention to kill M shot R in the bonafide befief that R was M.
A)All accused are guilty of causing death.
B)This Sec. does not apply in this case.
C)All accused are guilty of causing death without invoking Sec. 34.
D)None of them is liable for the offence of murder.

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The accused are guilty of causing death because they acted with a common intention to kill M, and the fact that they mistakenly killed R instead does not absolve them of their guilt under the principle of "transfer of malice."

Four Accused with Common Intention to Kill M Shot R