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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 346: Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
- Section 12: Limit of solitary confinement
- Section 36: Right of private defence against act of a person of unsound mind, etc
- Section 184: Using Government stamp known to have been before used
- Section 219: Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
Related Acts
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