Accident in lawful act: genuine accidental harm without criminal intention is excusable when proper care was used. Nothing is an offence when an act is done by accident or misfortune without criminal intention or knowledge in the doing of a lawful act by lawful means and with proper care and caution; if harm results from an unforeseen mishap and there was no want of proper caution, the actor is excusable.
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Accident in lawful act: genuine accidental harm without criminal intention is excusable when proper care was used.
Nothing is an offence when an act is done by accident or misfortune without criminal intention or knowledge in the doing of a lawful act by lawful means and with proper care and caution; if harm results from an unforeseen mishap and there was no want of proper caution, the actor is excusable.
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