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Section 14 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Chapter III
General Exceptions
14. Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law.
Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is, or who by reason of a mistake of fact and not by reason of a mistake of law in good faith believes himself to be, bound by law to do it.
Illustrations.
(a) A, a soldier, fires on a mob by the order of his superior officer, in conformity with the commands of the law. A has committed no offence.
(b) A, an officer of a Court, being ordered by that Court to arrest Y, and, after due enquiry, believing Z to be Y, arrests Z. A has committed no offence.
Related Sections
- Section 1: Short title, commencement and application
- Section 198: Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
- Section 354: Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasure
- Section 43: Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property
- Section 187: Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law
Related Acts
- Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016
- Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act, 2017
- Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019
* Only for reference.