Legal Provisions of Section 93 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Communication made in good faith:
This section gives protection to a person who makes a communication to another person in good faith for the benefit of that other person even if the same may cause harm to that other person. Sections 88, 89 and 92, on the other hand, deal with acts done for the benefit of a person. The burden of proof under section 93 is naturally on the accused to show that the communication had been made in good faith for the benefit of the person to whom it was made.
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ADVERTISEMENTS:
The illustration under this section shows that a surgeon is not guilty of an offence if he communicates to a patient in good faith for his benefit that he cannot live. To prove good faith in such a situation may sometimes be very difficult as the requirements of section 52 of the Code are to be satisfied and that is why it has been observed that generally medical doctors are not inclined to make such statements.