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Under Section 19 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the purpose of an act done in good faith without…

Section 19 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 can apply where an act known to be likely to cause harm is done in good faith, without criminal intent to cause harm, to…

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Under Section 19 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the purpose of an act done in good faith without criminal intention to cause harm must be —

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Section 19 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 can apply where an act known to be likely to cause harm is done in good faith, without criminal intent to cause harm, to prevent or avoid other harm to a person or property. Either kind of harm may supply the requisite purpose. Whether its nature and imminence justify the risk is a question of fact.

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Option A

Incorrect: Section 19 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is not restricted to preventing harm to person alone; preventing harm to property in good faith also qualifies.

Option B

Incorrect: Section 19 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is not restricted to preventing harm to property alone; preventing harm to person also qualifies.

Option C

The statutory purpose can be to prevent or avoid harm to a person or to property. The other requirements of Section 19 still apply.

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Incorrect: The statute uses the disjunctive phrase 'harm to person or property', so the actor need not simultaneously prevent harm to both person and property in every instance.

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