PPC § 89 — Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of

Statutory text (English)

guardian. Nothing which is done in good faith for the benefit of a person under twelve years of age,
or of unsound mind, by or by consent, either express or implied, of the guardian or other person having
lawful charge of that person, is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause, or be intended
by the doer to cause or be known by the doer to be likely to cause to that person:
Provisos.

Provided—
First.— That this exception shall not extend to the intentional causing of death, or to the
attempting to cause death ;
Secondly.— That this exception shall not extend to the doing of anything which the person doing
it knows to be likely to cause death, for any purpose other than the preventing of death or grievous
hurt; or the curing of any grievous disease or infirmity ;
Thirdly.— That this exception shall not extend to the voluntary causing of grievous hurt, or to
the attempting to cause grievous hurt, unless it be for the purpose of preventing death or grievous hurt,
or the curing of any grievous disease or infirmity ;
Fourthly.— That this except ion shall not extend to the abetment of any offence, to the
committing of which offence it would not extend.

Illustration
A, in good faith, for his child’s benefit without his child’s consent, has his child cut for the stone
by a surgeon, knowing it to be likely that the operation will cause the child’s death, but not intending to
cause the child’s death. A is within the exception, inasmuch as his object was the cure of the child.

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.89: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 46, 47, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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