Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter II: General Explanations
Section 52: “Good faith ”
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.
Nothing is said to be done or believed in “good faith” which is done or believed without due care and attention.
Corresponding sections were matched by comparing the wording of both official texts, and for the IPC and BNS, also against a published correspondence table. Wording, punishments and structure often changed, so read both sections before relying on the match.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 52
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Manjit Singh & Anr. v. Darshana Devi & Ors.
High Court held that the appellants-subsequent purchasers could not be said to be bona fide purchasers in accordance with Section 19 (b) of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 and decreed the suit of the plaintiff granting…
- Kishore Balkrishna Nand v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.
- Re : Vijay Kurle & Ors. v. Re:
- Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Ministry of Law & Ors.