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Penal Code · Updated to 4 Jul 2023 · Chapter IV · General Exceptions
80. Accident in the doing of a lawful act
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A is at work with a hatchet; the head flies off and kills a man who is standing by. Here, if there was no want of proper caution on the part of
A, his act is excusable and not an offence.