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As per which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, may the right of private defence of the body…

Under Section 38 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 100 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), the right of private defence of the body extends, under the…

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As per which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, may the right of private defence of the body extend to voluntarily causing death?

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Under Section 38 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 100 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), the right of private defence of the body extends, under the restrictions mentioned in Section 37, to the voluntary causing of death or of any other harm to the assailant in seven specified categories of assaults.

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