Section 31 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

Communication made in good faith

31. No communication made in good faith is an offence by reason of any harm to the
    person to whom it is made, if it is made for the benefit of that person.
    Illustration.
    A, a surgeon, in good faith, communicates to a patient his opinion that he cannot live.
    The patient dies in consequence of the shock. A has committed no offence, though he knew
    it to be likely that the communication might cause the patient’s death.