General Exceptions under Indian penal code ,1860

Today’s Special Lecture delivered by Ms. Geetha Muthulakshmi From SRM School Of Law , SRM Institute Of Science and technology on “GENERAL EXCEPTIONS UNDER INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860” Initially she started her lecture by giving introduction on Exceptional circumstances in which an individual can escape liability and Making Code construction simpler by removing the repetition of criminal exceptions. Continued with an Elaborate Interactions on “Burden of Proofs” and Division of The General Exceptions by Excusable Acts & Judicially Justifiable Acts. Next she moved on to The title called “Mistake Of Facts “ under Section 76 &79 under IPC. She dirived a Legal maxim – “ ignorantia facti doth excusat, ignorantia juris” . Later she moved on to the Sub topics like Accident, Infancy, Insanity, Intoxication under Excusable Acts . Then Necessity, Communication, Duress, Trifles with Respective Sections and Land Mark caselaws Lastly she covered the Important part of the session “ Private Defence” under sec : 96 to 106 of the Code. She finally Concluded by saying the summary of the general exceptions which are available to the accused to escape liability or save himself from the offence committed. It may extend to even causing the death of a person or harm an innocent person too depending upon the circumstances. The accused should also have the right to be heard, keeping in view the democratic character of our nation. That’s why these exceptions are provided so as to represent oneself in the court of law.