33. Nothing is an offence by reason that it causes, or that it is intended to cause, or that it is known to be likely to cause, any harm, if that harm is so slight that no person of ordinary sense and temper would complain of such harm.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 33: Act causing slight harm
Chapter III — General Exceptions
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).