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Section 14 of the BNS says nothing is an offence done by a person who, by reason of a mistake of fact, in good faith believes himself bound by law to do it. Its illustration…

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X, an officer of a court of justice, being ordered by that court to arrest A, and after making due enquiry, believing B to be A, arrests B. What is the criminal liability of X under the law?

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Section 14 of the BNS says nothing is an offence done by a person who, by reason of a mistake of fact, in good faith believes himself bound by law to do it. Its illustration is this officer who, after due enquiry, arrests B believing him to be A. The mistake is about identity, which is a fact, and the due enquiry shows good faith.

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