INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
102. Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the
40. Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the
body.
102. Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence
of the body.--The right of private defence of the body commences as
soon as a reasonable apprehension of danger to the body arises from an
attempt or threat to commit the offence though the offence may not
have been committed; and it continues as long as such apprehension of
danger to the body continues.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
40. Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body.—The right of private
defence of the body commences as soon as a reasonable apprehension of danger to the body arises from
an attempt or threat to commit the offence though the offence may not have been committed; and it
continues as long as such apprehension of danger to the body continues.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023