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Sections 14 and 17 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provide the general exception of

These provisions concern a good-faith mistake of fact. Section 14 BNS (formerly section 76 IPC) addresses a person who believes the law binds them to act; section 17 BNS…

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Sections 14 and 17 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provide the general exception of

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These provisions concern a good-faith mistake of fact. Section 14 BNS (formerly section 76 IPC) addresses a person who believes the law binds them to act; section 17 BNS (formerly section 79 IPC) addresses a person who believes the law justifies the act. Both expressly exclude a mistake about what the law says.

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