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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, A, a shopkeeper, says to B, who manages his business—"Sell…

Exception 9 to section 356 of the BNS protects an imputation made in good faith to protect the interests of the person making it, of another person, or the public good.…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, A, a shopkeeper, says to B, who manages his business—"Sell nothing to Z unless he pays you ready money, for I have no opinion of his honesty". A makes this imputation in good faith for the protection of his own interests. Which statement is correct?

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Exception 9 to section 356 of the BNS protects an imputation made in good faith to protect the interests of the person making it, of another person, or the public good. Illustration (a) to Exception 9 says the shopkeeper's warning to his manager is covered, so "A is within Exception 9 to section 356"; illustration (b) applies the same exception to a Magistrate's good faith report to his superior. Truth need not be proved, and Exception 2 is about the conduct of public servants.

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