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Section 35 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
35. Right of private defence of body and of property.
Every person has a right, subject to the restrictions contained in section 37, to defend-
(a) his own body, and the body of any other person, against any offence affecting the human body;
(b) the property, whether movable or immovable, of himself or of any other person, against any act which is an offence falling under the definition of theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass, or which is an attempt to commit theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass.
Related Sections
- Section 303: Theft
- Section 135: Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person
- Section 201: Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
- Section 150: Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war
- Section 261: Escape from Confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
Related Acts
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