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Section 25 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
25. Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent.
Nothing which is not intended to cause death, or grievous hurt, and which is not known by the doer to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause, or be intended by the doer to cause, to any person, above eighteen years of age, who has given consent, whether express or implied, to suffer that harm; or by reason of any harm which it may be known by the doer to be likely to cause to any such person who has consented to take the risk of that harm.
A and Z agree to fence with each other for amusement. This agreement implies the consent of each to suffer any harm which, in the course of such fencing, may be caused without foul play; and if A, while playing fairly, hurts Z, A commits no offence.
Related Sections
- Section 222: Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance
- Section 289: Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
- Section 97: Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person
- Section 88: Causing miscarriage
- Section 183: Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
Related Acts
- Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015
- Repealing and Amending Act, 2017
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017
- Recycling of Ships Act, 2019
- Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018