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Section 31 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
31. Communication made in good faith.
No communication made in good faith is an offence by reason of any harm to the person to whom it is made, if it is made for the benefit of that person. Illustration. A, a surgeon, in good faith, communicates to a patient his opinion that he cannot live. The patient dies in consequence of the shock. A has committed no offence, though he knew it to be likely that the communication might cause the patient's death.
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- Section 22: Act of a person of unsound mind
- Section 123: Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
- Section 49: Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment
- Section 20: Act of a child under seven years of age
- Section 118: Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
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