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Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provides the right of private defence of property, for…

Section 35 BNS (formerly s.97 IPC) permits private defence of property against theft, robbery, mischief, criminal trespass and attempts to commit those offences. Theft and…

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Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provides the right of private defence of property, for the offence of—

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Section 35 BNS (formerly s.97 IPC) permits private defence of property against theft, robbery, mischief, criminal trespass and attempts to commit those offences. Theft and robbery therefore fall within the listed protection; cheating and misappropriation are not independently listed there. The right remains subject to section 37 BNS (formerly s.99 IPC), including the restriction against causing more harm than necessary.

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