Section 17 of BNS Vs Section 79 of IPC

Section 17 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 79 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) provide identical legal defenses for individuals who act under the belief that their actions are justified by law. These provisions protect individuals from criminal liability if they are either justified by law in their actions or, due to a mistake of fact, believe in good faith that their actions are lawful.
By including these provisions, both the BNS and IPC ensure that individuals who act under a genuine and factual mistake, believing they are justified by law, are not unjustly punished. This protection is crucial for upholding the principle that criminal liability should not attach to actions taken in good faith under a mistaken belief of legal justification.