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'A' and 'Z' agree to fence with each other for amusement and to suffer any harm which, in the course of…

This is the fencing illustration to IPC section 87. Fair play in the agreed amusement implies consent to the ordinary risk of hurt, so A commits no offence in that…

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'A' and 'Z' agree to fence with each other for amusement and to suffer any harm which, in the course of such fencing, may be caused without foul play. 'A' while playing fairly, hurts 'Z'. 'A' commits:

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This is the fencing illustration to IPC section 87. Fair play in the agreed amusement implies consent to the ordinary risk of hurt, so A commits no offence in that illustration. The exception requires consent from a person above eighteen and an act neither intended nor known likely to cause death or grievous hurt; consent does not generally excuse intentional serious injury outside those limits.

Current law: BNS section 25 reproduces the consent rule and the fencing illustration. Earlier conduct remains subject to BNS section 358 savings.

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