alleryStart learning →In a GST prosecution needing a culpable mental state, what does the court presume?
AThat it is absent
BThat it exists
CThat it is unknown
DThat it is irrelevant
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. That it exists
Section 135 makes the court presume the mental state exists, with the accused free to prove its absence.
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