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Under sections 14 and 17 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which kind of mistake may excuse a…

Section 14 covers a good-faith factual mistake about being bound by law, and section 17 covers a good-faith factual mistake about being justified by law. Both exclude a…

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Under sections 14 and 17 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which kind of mistake may excuse a person who in good faith believes that the law binds or justifies the act?

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Section 14 covers a good-faith factual mistake about being bound by law, and section 17 covers a good-faith factual mistake about being justified by law.

Both exclude a mistake of law.

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Option A

Both provisions expressly exclude mistakes of law.

Option B

A good-faith mistake of fact may support a belief that the person was bound or justified by law.

Option C

The statute does not require any mistake of law.

Option D

This incorrectly includes mistake of law.

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