Section 18 Of The Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023
Searching for Section 18 of The Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 it also know as Section 18 of BNS Act 2023.
Section 18 of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) talks about “Accident in doing a lawful act.”
Section 18 Of The Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023
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.