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.
CHAPTER IV GENERAL EXCEPTIONS
Section 95: Act causing slight harm
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 95. Act causing slight harm. | BNS 33 |
Questions on this section
2 questions in 7 of our papers cite Section 95. Try these from the free papers:
1. Section 33 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provides that nothing is an offence by reason of harm so slight that no person of ordinary sense and temper would complain of it. Which maxim does this provision embody?