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Under sections 14 and 17 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which statement correctly describes the…

Sections 14 and 17 protect an act done by a person who, "by reason of a mistake of fact" and not of law, in good faith believes himself bound or justified by law, so the…

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Under sections 14 and 17 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which statement correctly describes the mistake-of-fact exception?

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Sections 14 and 17 protect an act done by a person who, "by reason of a mistake of fact" and not of law, in good faith believes himself bound or justified by law, so the court judges him on the facts as he believed them. Section 2(11) requires due care and attention for good faith, so a careless belief does not qualify, and a mistake of law is expressly excluded.

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