BNS14
BNS Section 14: Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law
Ch III · General Exceptions
Gazette p.24
Verbatim · BNS14. Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law.— Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is, or who by reason of a mistake of fact and not by reason of a mistake of law in good faith believes himself to be, bound by law to do it.Illustrations.(a) A, a soldier, fires on a mob by the order of his superior officer, in conformity with the commands of the law. A has committed no offence.(b) A, an officer of a Court, being ordered by that Court to arrest Y, and, after due enquiry, believing Z to be Y, arrests Z. A has committed no offence.
Cite as: Section 14, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)