What is the very basis for classifying the crime in Criminal Law? Thanks.

Intention is the very basis for classifying the crime in Criminal Law. So intentional crimes are the heinous crimes when compared to unintentional ones.

Ex : Murder - You have an intention to kill a person thereby prepare, plan and execute your intentions is a Culpable homicide amounting to Murder, is a heinous crime.

      You killed a person with a view to defend yourself as a case of RPD. In such a scenario you killed a person only to defend yourself or save yourself or property, etc, but not with intention. thereby it is a crime of lower degree. Thanks.

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