PPC § 92 — Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent

Statutory text (English)

Nothing is an offence
by reason of any harm which it may cause to a person for whose benefit it is done in good faith, even
without that person's consent, if the circumstances are such that it is impossible for that person to
signify consent, or if that person is incapable of giving consent, and has no guardian or other person
in lawful charge of him from whom it is possible to obtain consent in time for the thing to be done
with benefit:
Proviso.

Provided—
First.— That this exception shall not extend to the intentional causing of death, or 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 hurt, or to the
attempting to cause hurt, for any purpose other than the preventing of death or hurt ;
Fourthly.— That this exception shall not extend to the abetment of any offence, to the
committing of which offence it would not extend.
Illustrations
(a) Z is thrown from his horse, and is insensible. A, a surgeon, finds th at Z requires to be
trepanned. A not intending Z’s death but in good faith for Z’s benefit, performs the
trepan before Z recovers his power of judging for himself. A has committed no offence.
(b) Z is carried off by a tiger. A fires at the tiger knowing it to be likely that the shot may
kill Z, but not intending to kill Z, and in good faith intending Z’s benefit. A’s ball gives
Z a mortal wound. A has committed no offence.
(c) A, a surgeon, sees a child suffer an accident which is likely to prove fatal unless an
operation be immediately performed. There is no time to apply to the child’s guardian.
A performs the operation inspite of the entreaties of the child, intending, in good faith,
the child's benefit. A has committed no offence.
(d) A is in a house which is on fire, with Z, a child. People below hold out a blanket. A
drops the child from the housetop, knowing it to be likely that the fall may kill the child,
but not intending to kill the child, and intending, in good faith, the child’s benefit. Here
even if the child is killed by the fall, A has committed no offence.

Explanation.— Mere pecuniary benefit is not benefit within the meaning of sections 88, 89 and

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.92: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 47, 48, 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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