DC-0107Doctrines · Criminal · Wanted
Mistake of Fact
Scope
The defence of a person who in good faith believes they are bound or justified by law, and why mistake of law is no defence.
Authorities to start from
- Indian Penal Code, 1860, §§ 76, 79 (now Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, §§ 14, 17)
- State of Orissa v. Ram Bahadur Thapa, AIR 1960 Ori 161
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