Accident (section 80 )
Accident in doing a lawful act.—Nothing is an offence which is done by accident or misfortune, and without any criminal intention or knowledge in the doing of a lawful act in a lawful manner by lawful means and with proper care and caution.
Illustration 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
According to section 80 of IPC nothing is an offence if it is committed:-
1) By accident aur misfortune
2)without criminal intention or knowledge
3) while doing a lawful act
4) in lawful manner
5)by lawful means
6) where do care and caution is exercised.
*Accident means and unintentional act or an unexpected act
*It is necessary to prove that act was done without any criminal intention, with no mens rea.
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