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Section 29 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
29. Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused.
The exceptions in sections 25, 26 and 27 do not extend to acts which are offences independently of any harm which they may cause, or be intended to cause, or be known to be likely to cause, to the person giving the consent, or on whose behalf the consent is given.
Illustration.
Causing miscarriage (unless caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the woman) is an offence independently of any harm which it may cause or be intended to cause to the woman. Therefore, it is not an offence "by reason of such harm"; and the consent of the woman or of her guardian to the causing of such miscarriage does not justify the act.
Related Sections
- Section 7: Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple
- Section 219: Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
- Section 142: Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
- Section 158: Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner
- Section 85: Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty
Related Acts
- Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015
- Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016
- Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023
- Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
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