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A prison officer carries out a death sentence pursuant to a court order that is still in force. Which…

Section 16 protects acts done in pursuance of or warranted by a court judgment or order while it remains in force. The protection can apply even when the court lacked…

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A prison officer carries out a death sentence pursuant to a court order that is still in force. Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically protects an act done under that order?

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Section 16 protects acts done in pursuance of or warranted by a court judgment or order while it remains in force. The protection can apply even when the court lacked jurisdiction if the person acting believed in good faith that the court had jurisdiction.

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Option A

Incorrect. Section 15 protects a judge acting judicially.

Option B

Correct. Section 16 specifically protects acts done under a court judgment or order while it remains in force.

Option C

Incorrect. Section 17 concerns legal justification or a good-faith mistake of fact as to legal justification.

Option D

Incorrect. Section 14 concerns a legal duty or a good-faith mistake of fact as to that duty.

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