IPC Section 92 — Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent

Summary

If a person does something in good faith to help someone else, and that action causes some harm, it is not considered an offence—even if the person being helped did not agree to it. This applies only when the person cannot give consent because they are unconscious, too young, or mentally unable, and there is no guardian or other responsible person available to give permission in time for the help to be useful.

Official Text

Nothing is an offence by reason of any harm which it may causes to a person for whose benefit it is done in good faith, even without that person’s consent, if the circumstances are such that it is impossible for that person to signify consent, or if that person is incapable of giving consent, and has no guardian or other person in lawful charge of him from whom it is possible to obtain consent in time for the thing to be done with benefit;

Related Judgments

• RAJESHWARI v. PURAN INDORIA — Supreme Court of India (S)
• SC (2018) Vol.6 p.1 — Supreme Court of India (2018)
• ... Petitioner vs 1. Government of Tamil Nadu, — Madras High Court (2009)
• CRL OP/2388/2018 — Madras High Court (2018)
• S.C.R. 571 SUSHIL ANSAL v. STATE THROUGH CBI — Supreme Court of India (2014)
• /18th defendant vs 1.K.Syamanthakamma — Madras High Court (2006)
• MS. EERA TH. DR. MANJULA KRIPPENDORF v. STATE — Supreme Court of India (2017)
• SEWAKRAM SOBHANI v. R.K. KARANJIA, CHIEF EDITOR, WEEKLY BLITZ & ORS. M — Supreme Court of India (1981)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §30 — Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent