Here We Describe Section 17 BNS Act Mention “Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law” And Section 17 Is A Part Of CHAPTER III GENERAL EXCEPTIONS In New Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Act.
Here We Also Describe Definitions Of Section 17 BNS Act With Explanation And Illustration-
Definition Of Section 17 BNS Act-
| Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law. | Nothing is an offence which is done by any person who is justified by law, 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 justified by law, in doing it. |
| Illustration- | A sees Z commit what appears to A to be a murder. A, in the exercise, to the best of his judgment exerted in good faith, of the power which the law gives to all persons of apprehending murderers in the fact, seizes Z, in order to bring Z before the proper authority. |
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