Chapter IV – General Exceptions
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Chapter IV – General Exceptions is the portion of the Indian Penal Code that sets out the general legal defenses and circumstances under which an act does not constitute a criminal offense.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter of statute
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part of Indian Penal Code ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
accident in doing a lawful act
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acts done by judges and public servants under certain conditions ⓘ acts done by mistake of fact in good faith ⓘ acts done by persons justified or by reason of mistake of fact believing themselves justified by law ⓘ acts done pursuant to a judgment or order of a court ⓘ acts done under compulsion or threat in specified situations ⓘ acts done under intoxication in specified circumstances ⓘ acts done with consent or for a person’s benefit under certain conditions ⓘ acts likely to cause harm but done without criminal intent and to prevent other harm ⓘ acts of children above seven and under twelve lacking sufficient maturity of understanding ⓘ acts of children under seven years of age ⓘ acts of persons of unsound mind ⓘ all offences under the Indian Penal Code unless otherwise provided ⓘ communication made in good faith ⓘ right of private defence of person and property ⓘ trivial acts causing slight harm ⓘ |
| bindingForce | binding on all criminal courts in India applying the Indian Penal Code ⓘ |
| containsSection |
Section 100
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Section 101 ⓘ Section 102 ⓘ Section 103 ⓘ Section 104 ⓘ Section 105 ⓘ Section 106 ⓘ Section 76 ⓘ Section 77 ⓘ Section 78 ⓘ Section 79 ⓘ Section 80 ⓘ Section 81 ⓘ Section 82 ⓘ Section 83 ⓘ Section 84 ⓘ Section 85 ⓘ Section 86 ⓘ Section 87 ⓘ Section 88 ⓘ Section 89 ⓘ Section 90 ⓘ Section 91 ⓘ Section 92 ⓘ Section 93 ⓘ Section 94 ⓘ Section 95 ⓘ Section 96 ⓘ Section 97 ⓘ Section 98 ⓘ Section 99 ⓘ |
| interpretationRule | exceptions must be read with the defining sections of offences ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Indian Penal Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalFunction |
defines conditions where an act is not an offence
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provides general defenses to criminal liability ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Indian criminal law ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
circumstances excluding criminal liability
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general defenses in criminal law ⓘ |
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