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The right of private defence of the body does not extend to voluntarily causing the offender’s death in…

Causing miscarriage is not independently one of the descriptions listed in Section 38 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 100 IPC) authorising lethal…

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The right of private defence of the body does not extend to voluntarily causing the offender’s death in which of the following offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
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Causing miscarriage is not independently one of the descriptions listed in Section 38 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 100 IPC) authorising lethal private defence. Assaults intended to commit rape, gratify unnatural lust, or kidnap/abduct are listed, subject to Section 37 restrictions. If a miscarriage-producing assault separately creates a reasonable apprehension of death or grievous hurt, those separate Section 38 grounds may apply; the mere offence label does not itself authorise killing.

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