Academic query

What is the difference between strict liability and absolute liability? How does both apply to Rylands v Fletcher case?

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Rama chary Rachakonda (Secunderabad/Highcourt practice watsapp no.9989324294 ) 25 January 2021

In a crime of strict or absolute liability, a person could be guilty even if there was no intention to commit a crime. The difference between strict and absolute liability is whether the defence of a “mistake of fact” is available: in a crime of absolute liability, a mistake of fact is not a defence.