Section 87 IPC excuses an act not intended and not known to be likely …

Question

Section 87 IPC excuses an act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done:

Accepted Answer

C. by the consent of any person who has attained an age of eighteen years, expressly or impliedly

1. Section 87 IPC: 'Nothing which is not intended to cause death or grievous hurt, and which is not known by the doer to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause, or be intended by the doer to cause, to any person, above EIGHTEEN years of age, who has given consent, whether express or implied, to suffer that harm.'
2. The classic illustration: A and B agree to fence in friendly sport; injuries are within consent.
3. Sections 88-89 cover consent for benefit of the person, children/insane persons, and acts by guardians.
4. The age threshold under Section 87 is 18, not 21.
5. Hence option A is correct.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — IPC, Section 87 (Consent of adult — sports, games, etc.)_

Answer

without consent — Section 87 confers a blanket exemption regardless of consent of the victim

Answer

by the consent of any person who has attained an age of twenty-one years, expressly given in writing

Answer

by the consent of any person below eighteen, where guardian's consent is also concurrently obtained