Part I Criminal Procedure, etc.
Miscellaneous provisions as to evidence, procedure and trial
8 Proof of criminal intent.
A court or jury, in determining whether a person has committed an offence,—
a
shall not be bound in law to infer that he intended or foresaw a result of his actions by reason only of its being a natural and probable consequence of those actions; but
b
shall decide whether he did intend or foresee that result by reference to all the evidence, drawing such inferences from the evidence as appear proper in the circumstances.