Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 says, “nothing is an offence which is done by…

Section 17 covers an act justified by law or done under a good-faith belief in legal justification arising from a mistake of fact.

Section 16 protects acts done under a court’s judgment or order while it remains in force, subject to the statutory condition concerning good-faith belief in the court’s jurisdiction.

Correct: Section 18 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 80 IPC) provides that nothing is an offence which is done by accident or misfortune, and without any criminal intention or knowledge in the doing of a lawful act in a lawful manner by lawful means and with proper care and caution.

Incorrect: Section 19 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 81 IPC) deals with the defence of necessity (act likely to cause harm, done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm).