This section covers accident in doing a lawful act in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).
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.
What was the old IPC code for Section 18 of BNS 2023?
In the Indian Penal Code, accident in doing a lawful act was covered in S. 80.