BNS · Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 31 — Communication made in good faith.
Replaces IPC Section 93.
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.
Nearby sections
- 28 Consent known to be given under fear or misconception.
- 29 Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused.
- 30 Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent.
- 32 Act to which a person is compelled by threats.
- 33 Act causing slight harm.
- 34 Things done in private defence.
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