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Section 97 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
97. Right of private defense of the body and of property
Every person has a right, subject to the restrictions contained in section 99, to defend-
First- His own body, and the body of any other person, against any offence affecting the human body;
Secondly- 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 351: Assault
- Section 364: Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
- Section 220: Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
- Section 349: Force
- Section 457: Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
Related Acts
- Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019
- Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019
- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015
- Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019
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