General Exceptions
IPC Section 78 - Act done pursuant to t he judgment or order of Court
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 78 deals with act done pursuant to t he judgment or order of court.
Full official legal text
78. Act done pursuant to t he judgment or order of Court. Nothing which is done in pursuance
of, or which is warranted by the judgment o r order of, a Court of Justice; if done whilst such judgment or
order remains in force, is an offence, notwithstanding the Court may have had no jurisdiction to pass such
judgment or order, provided the person doing the act in good faith believes that t he Court had such
jurisdiction.
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