BNS18
BNS Section 18: Accident in doing a lawful act
Ch III · General Exceptions
Gazette p.25
Verbatim · BNS18. Accident in doing a lawful act.— 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.Illustration. A is at work with a hatchet; the head flies off and kills a man who is standing by. Here, if there was no want of proper caution on the part of A, his act is excusable and not an offence.
Cite as: Section 18, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)