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A boy aged ten runs off with a single banana of negligible value from a fruit vendor's shop. The harm…

Under Section 33 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 95 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), nothing is an offence if the harm caused or intended is so slight…

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A boy aged ten runs off with a single banana of negligible value from a fruit vendor's shop. The harm is so slight that a person of ordinary sense and temper would not complain. Under the general exceptions in criminal law, he is liable for which of the following?

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Under Section 33 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 95 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), nothing is an offence if the harm caused or intended is so slight that no person of ordinary sense and temper would complain of such harm (de minimis non curat lex). Taking a single banana of negligible value causes only trivial harm, so it constitutes no offence as a trifling act.

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