Which of the following Section of IPC is based upon the maxim de minimis non curat lex ?

Solution

‘de minimis non curat lex’ means law is not concerned with small things and Section 95 IPC provides for ‘Acts causing slight harm’ which are not considered as offenses under IPC to prevent courts from unnecessary burdening of insignificant matters.    Section 80. Nothing is an offence which is done by an accident in doing a lawful act. The Sections 82 and 83 deals with the criminal liability under infancy. Section 82: Act of a child under seven years of age. —Nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age. Section 83: Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding Section 95: Nothing is an offence done under the compulsion of threat which reasonably cause the apprehension of instant death except murder and offences against state punishable with death