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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 gives effect to the maxim de minimis non curat lex?

Section 33 gives effect to the principle that the law disregards trifles. It applies to harm so slight that a person of ordinary sense and temper would not complain of it.

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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 gives effect to the maxim de minimis non curat lex?

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Section 33 gives effect to the principle that the law disregards trifles. It applies to harm so slight that a person of ordinary sense and temper would not complain of it.

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Option A

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

Option B

Section 34 concerns acts done in private defence.

Option C

Section 32 concerns acts done under compulsion by threats within the stated conditions.

Option D

Section 31 concerns good-faith communications made for the recipient’s benefit.

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