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Crime Any Act or Omission of an Act which is prohibited or punishable under the law of the land is considered to be a crime Elements of Crime 1.        Human Being – A person in under obligation to act under a certain way. 2.        Mens Rea or Guilty Intention – A person having guilty mind and act furtherance for it. 3.        Actus Reus or Illegal act or omission – It represents the act of the person. 4.        Injury – Any harm or injury is to be caused to another person or the society at Large. Illustrations Illustration 1 A cow rams into a B who is riding a motorcycle and consequently B dies. Since, Cow is not a human being, therefore first element of crime is absent. This indicates that the act of “A cow ramming into B and killing it while he is riding a motorcycle” is not a crime. Illustration 2 A is attacked by B and during self defen...