[Solved] X, a woman, who ran to a well stating that she would jump into it, was caught before she could reach it. Which one of the following statements is correct in this regard?

Q.	X, a woman, who ran to a well stating that she would jump into it, was caught before she could reach it. Which one of the following statements is correct in this regard?
A.	She is not guilty of an attempt to commit suicide although she intended to do so and prepared to carry out that intention yet she might have changed her mind.
B.	She is guilty of committing offence of attempt to commit suicide as she categorically declared to do so.
C.	She is guilty of no offence as whatever was done by her did not amount to preparation for committing suicide.
D.	She is guilty of attempt to commit culpable homicide as she attempted to kill herself.
Answer» A. She is not guilty of an attempt to commit suicide although she intended to do so and prepared to carry out that intention yet she might have changed her mind.

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