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‘A’, an officer of a court being ordered by the court to arrest ‘Y’ and after due enquiry, believing…

Section 14 protects an act done by a person bound by law, including the specified good faith mistake of fact. The illustration describes a court officer who makes due…

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‘A’, an officer of a court being ordered by the court to arrest ‘Y’ and after due enquiry, believing ‘Z’ to be ‘Y’ arrests ‘Z’. A has committed ________.

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Section 14 protects an act done by a person bound by law, including the specified good faith mistake of fact. The illustration describes a court officer who makes due inquiry but mistakes Z for Y while executing an arrest order. That is section 14; section 17 concerns an act justified by law instead.

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