IPC Section 95 — Act causing slight harm

general exceptions

General

Summary

If an action causes harm, or is intended to cause harm, or is known to be likely to cause harm, it is not an offence if the harm is so minor that an ordinary reasonable person would not complain about it. This means the law ignores very small or trivial harms that no sensible person would take seriously.

Official Text

Nothing is an offence by reason that it causes, or that it is intended to cause, or that it is known to be likely to cause, any harm, if that harm is so slight that no person of ordinary sense and temper would complain of such harm.

Related Judgments

  • ... Petitioners/Accused vs Rev.Dr.Colin L.Raymond — Madras High Court (2011)
  • MIS. NANDRAM HUNATRAM, CALCUTTA v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. M — Supreme Court of India (S)
  • WA/1078/2016 — Madras High Court (2016)
  • : Appellants/Respondents vs R.Senthilraj — Madras High Court ()
  • ... Petitioner vs 1.State Through the Inspector of Police, — Madras High Court ()
  • TUL KUMAR NIGAM v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 B — Supreme Court of India (S)
  • ..Petitioner/Accused vs 1.State by Inspector of Police — Madras High Court (2006)
  • ...Petitioners/Accused No 1 & 2 vs 1. Senthilkumar — Madras High Court (2017)

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