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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 274: Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
- Section 163: Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
- Section 155: Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154
- Section 264: Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for
- Section 194: Affray
Related Acts
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017
- Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018
- National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016
- Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020
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