Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent of guardian

What this section does

Acts done in good faith for the benefit of a child under twelve or a person of unsound mind, by or with the consent of their guardian or lawful custodian, are not offences on account of any resulting harm. The exception is subject to important provisos: it does not cover intentional causing of or attempt to cause death, acts known likely to cause death (except to prevent death/grievous hurt or cure grievous disease), voluntary causing or attempt to cause grievous hurt (except for the same therapeutic purposes), or abetment of offences to which the exception would not otherwise extend.

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

Derived from IPC s.89.