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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, reflects the maxim de minimis non curat lex by…

Section 33 excludes liability by reason of harm so slight that a person of ordinary sense and temper would not complain. This is the statutory expression of the de minimis…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, reflects the maxim de minimis non curat lex by excluding harm too slight for a person of ordinary sense and temper to complain of?

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Section 33 excludes liability by reason of harm so slight that a person of ordinary sense and temper would not complain.

This is the statutory expression of the de minimis principle.

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Option A

Section 29 excludes acts that are offences independently of the harm caused from the specified consent exceptions.

Option B

Section 30 concerns acts done in good faith for a person’s benefit without consent, subject to its conditions.

Option C

Section 32 concerns acts compelled by threats, subject to its exclusions.

Option D

Section 33 is the slight-harm provision.

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