Act of Judge when acting judicially

An act done by a judge while performing judicial duties is not an offence if the judge is exercising a power that the law gives, or that he in good faith believes the law gives him. A genuine mistake about his authority does not make the judicial act criminal.

Priya files a complaint about a neighbour damaging her shop. The judge orders a temporary seizure of the goods because he believes the law allows it to prevent loss. If the judge genuinely believed he had that power, his order is not an offence even if later it turns out the power did not exist.