Library/BNS/Section 33
Section 33N/AEXCEPTION

Act causing slight harm.

Full Text

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.

Plain English Summary

The law does not recognize trivial harms (De minimis non curat lex).

Punishment

N/A

Practical Note

Prevents the legal system from being clogged with petty disputes like accidental bumping in a crowd.

हिंदी पाठ

कोई बात इस कारण अपराध नहीं है कि वह कोई अपहानि कारित करती है या कारित किए जाने के लिए आशयित है या कारित होना संभाव्य ज्ञात है, यदि वह अपहानि इतनी तुच्छ है कि मामूली समझ और स्वभाव वाला कोई व्यक्ति उसकी शिकायत नहीं करेगा ।