BNS Section 42 – Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent | Lexolive

⚖ BNS: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Act No. 45 of 2023 · Replaces IPC 1860 · In force: 1 July 2024
Lexolive Bare Acts BNS Section 42

BNS Section 42 – Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent

Chapter 3: General Exceptions  ·  Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

BNS Section 42 IPC S.92
IPC Reference IPC S.92
Nothing is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause to a person for whose benefit it is done in good faith even without that persons consent if the circumstances are such that it is impossible for that person to signify consent or if that person is incapable of giving consent and has no guardian or other person in lawful charge of him from whom it is possible to obtain consent in time for the thing to be done with benefit.
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