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Section 93 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
93. 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.
Related Sections
- Section 391: Dacoity
- Section 79: Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law
- Section 264: Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing
- Section 261: Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
- Section 399: Making preparation to commit dacoity
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