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.

WritingLaw
Latest posts by WritingLaw (see all)
WritingLaw » BNS » Section 14 BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita)
Study Material
Law PDFs
Law Tests
Everything
For everyone in law
🟢
53 Bare Act PDFs
Beautiful, colorful PDFs to read anywhere
🟢
110+ complimentary PDFs
100 Law Notes + Legal Maxims, and more...
Pay just once
₹340
Free updates
Read all details Buy all Law PDFs
For those who have read Bare Acts
🟠
23 subject wise tests
These tests have MCQs from one law subject
🟠
10 mixed law tests
These tests have MCQs from multiple subjects
Pay just once
₹1200
Keep test PDFs forever
Read all details Buy all Law Tests
Best Value: ₹215 Discount
🟡
All Law PDFs worth Rs 340
53 Bare Act PDFs + All complimentary PDFs
🟡
All Law Tests worth Rs 1200
33 tests + 33 test PDFs
Pay just once
₹1325
All PDFs for lifetime
Read all details Buy all PDFs and all Tests