(4) Error in personae v Aberratio Ictus v Praeter Intentionem

Error in personae

Mistake in the identity of the victim

Error in personae

Penalty is that of the lesser crime in its maximum period (Article 49, RPC)

Error in personae

At least two subjects

Error in personae

Intends to injure one person but actually inflicts it on another due to mistake in identity

Aberratio ictus

Mistake in the blow

Aberratio ictus

Intends to injure one person but actually inflicts it on another due to mistake in the blow

Aberratio ictus

Penalty is that of the graver offense in its maximum period (Art. 48, RPC)

Aberratio ictus

The intended subject is a different subject, but the felony is still the same.

Praeter intentionem

Injurious result is greater than that intended

Praeter intentionem

Penalty is that of the actual offense committed, but shall be diminished because of the existence of a mitigating circumstance (Art 13(3), RPC)

Error in personae

The supposed victim may or may not be in the scene of the crim

Aberratio ictus

The victim as well as the actual victim are both in the scene of the crime