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The motive under section 19 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 should be:

Section 19 BNS (formerly section 81 IPC) addresses harm caused without criminal intention and in good faith to prevent other harm to a person or property. Protection of…

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The motive under section 19 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 should be:

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Section 19 BNS (formerly section 81 IPC) addresses harm caused without criminal intention and in good faith to prevent other harm to a person or property. Protection of either people or property can therefore satisfy the stated purpose; both need not be threatened together. The purpose alone does not establish the defence: good faith, absence of criminal intention, and whether the threatened harm justifies taking the risk remain relevant. The word or here permits either class of harm, including circumstances involving both.

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