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Subject to section 37 restrictions in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which circumstance permits…

ss37–38(a): Section 38(a) covers an assault reasonably causing apprehension of death. Simple injury alone does not satisfy this lethal-defence ground. Property escape alone…

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Subject to section 37 restrictions in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which circumstance permits private defence of the body to extend to voluntarily causing death?

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ss37–38(a): Section 38(a) covers an assault reasonably causing apprehension of death. Simple injury alone does not satisfy this lethal-defence ground. Property escape alone is outside this body-defence ground. Flight alone supplies no qualifying continuing or apprehended assault.

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Option A

Section 38(a) covers an assault reasonably causing apprehension of death.

Option B

Simple injury alone does not satisfy this lethal-defence ground.

Option C

Property escape alone is outside this body-defence ground.

Option D

Flight alone supplies no qualifying continuing or apprehended assault.

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