Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm

What this section does

Provides that an act done with knowledge that it is likely to cause harm is not an offence if it is done without criminal intent and in good faith to prevent or avoid other harm to person or property. Whether the harm sought to be prevented was sufficiently imminent and serious to justify the risk is a question of fact.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Derived from IPC s.81.