Section 31 Earlier IPC 93
Communication made in good faith
Chapter 3: General exceptions
No communication made in good faith is an offence by reason of any harm to the person to whom it is made, if it is made for the benefit of that person.
Illustration.
A, a surgeon, in good faith, communicates to a patient his opinion that he cannot live. The patient dies in consequence of the shock. A has committed no offence, though he knew it to be likely that the communication might cause the patient’s death.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
Related sections
- 28Consent known to be given under fear or misconceptionIPC 90
- 29Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm causedIPC 91
- 30Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consentIPC 92
- 32Act to which a person is compelled by threatsIPC 94
- 33Act causing slight harmIPC 95
- 34Things done in private defenceIPC 96