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No right of private defense of property is available against the offence of:

Section 97 permits defence of property against acts amounting to theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass, and attempts to commit them. Criminal breach of trust is not…

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No right of private defense of property is available against the offence of:

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Section 97 permits defence of property against acts amounting to theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass, and attempts to commit them. Criminal breach of trust is not in this exhaustive list. The other three alternatives are expressly covered, subject to the limitations in section 99.

Current law: BNS section 35(b) retains the same property-offence list; limitations are in section 37. BNS section 358 saves earlier IPC liabilities.

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