Penal Code · English · 2015
Article 23
Mistake of Fact
(1)
No person shall be found guilty whose conduct is not accompanied by the required element of fault by reason of mistake or ignorance as to relevant circumstances.
#(2)
Sub-Article (1) shall not apply where the required element of fault is negligence and the person’s mistake or ignorance results from that person’s negligence.
#(3)
Mistake as to a fact that constitutes a specified offence shall not exclude the punishment of the doer for another offence constituted by the act performed.
#(4)
The offence is committed where there is a mistake as to the identity of the victim or the object of the offence.
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