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Subject to section 37 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which is the most complete answer about…

Section 38 includes assaults reasonably causing apprehension of death or grievous hurt, assaults intended to commit rape, and assaults intended to kidnap or abduct. Each…

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Subject to section 37 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which is the most complete answer about assaults against which private defence of the body may extend to causing the assailant’s death?

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Section 38 includes assaults reasonably causing apprehension of death or grievous hurt, assaults intended to commit rape, and assaults intended to kidnap or abduct. Each category qualifies subject to section 37.

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Option A

This qualifies but does not exhaust the listed qualifying categories.

Option B

This qualifies alongside the other listed categories.

Option C

This qualifies alongside the other listed categories.

Option D

All three are included in section 38; the section 37 restrictions still apply.

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