IPC Section 76 - Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law
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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 of Justice, being ordered by that Court to arrest Y and, after due enquiry, believing Z to be Y,
arrests Z. A has committed no offence.
[Corresponding Provision in BNS: Section 14 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023]
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