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A, an officer of a court of justice was ordered to arrest Y by the court. He arrests Z after due…

The officer commits no offence under section 14 BNS (formerly section 76 IPC) because, after due inquiry, he makes a good-faith mistake of fact about the person's identity…

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A, an officer of a court of justice was ordered to arrest Y by the court. He arrests Z after due inquiry believing Z to be Y

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The officer commits no offence under section 14 BNS (formerly section 76 IPC) because, after due inquiry, he makes a good-faith mistake of fact about the person's identity while carrying out a legal duty. This is the section's own illustration; the protection concerns a mistake of fact, rather than ignorance of the law.

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