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L - General Exceptions Under IPC PDF
L - General Exceptions Under IPC PDF
3. Inchoate Offences
Abetment (Ch.V) Ss-107 to 120
Criminal Conspiracy (Ch.V-A) Ss-120-A, 120-B
Attempts to commit offences (Ch. XXIII) S-511.
GENERAL EXCEPTIONS (I.P.C)
When a person proved with the commission of an offence, and ought to have
Ch.IV comprising of Ss-76 to 106 deals with the General Defences in the
In fact, these provisions indicate the absence of mens rea element in the acts
When a person is accused of any offence, the burden of proving the existence
of circumstances bringing the case within the exception lies on that accused person.
CATEGORIES OF EXCEPTIONS
can be divided into seven categories
i) Mistake of Fact Ss 76, 79
Ii) Judicial acts . Ss- 77,78
iii) Accident .. S-80
iv) Absence of criminal intent Ss-81-86, 92-94
v.) Consent . Ss 87- 91
vi) Trifling acts S 95
vii) Private Defence . Ss-96 106
Divided into-
1. Excusable
2. Justifiable
MISTAKE OF FACT
Act of a person
i) bound by Law to do it (s-76)
Ii) Justified by Law to do it (s-77)
Sec 76 provides immunity for the acts of a person who is
bound by law- done in good faith- and by reason of mistake
of fact, not by mistake of law. (Excusable act)
Ex. A police firing at a rioting mob under lawful orders, did
not commit any offence.
ii) Arrest by police a wrong person under mistake of fact.
In Shew Mangals case, it was held that a subordinate officer
carrying the orders of his superior, is not liable.
Contd
S-79 provides exemption from criminal liability in
respect of acts of a person justified, or believing
himself to be justified by law.
Rao Bahadur Thapas case Gurkha killing innocent
women under the impression of apparitions.
S-79 is complimentary to Sec-76. Sec-76 deals with a
real or supposed legal obligation and S-79 deals with a
real or supposed legal justification.
Under S-76 a person believes that he must act in a
particular way and under S-79, a person thinks that
he has justification for action and acts accordingly.
ACCIDENT