Communication made in good faith
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Summary
A statement made honestly for a person's benefit is not an offence just because it causes them harm. When someone, acting in good faith, communicates something intended to help the other person, any resulting injury or death does not make the speaker criminally liable. The protection applies even if harm was likely.
Example
Priya, a surgeon, in good faith tells her patient Aditya that the operation cannot save him and that further surgery would only prolong suffering. Aditya dies of shock after hearing this. Priya is not criminally liable because she communicated honestly for his benefit.
Bare Act
Enacted textNo 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.
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