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Under section 34 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the basis for treating an act as no…

Section 34 excludes acts done in exercise of the right of private defence from the category of offences. The scope and limits of that right are set out in the following…

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Under section 34 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the basis for treating an act as no offence?

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Section 34 excludes acts done in exercise of the right of private defence from the category of offences. The scope and limits of that right are set out in the following provisions, including section 37.

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Option A

A superior’s order does not by itself establish the section 34 right of private defence.

Option B

Section 34 expressly protects acts done in exercise of the right of private defence.

Option C

Military rank is not the basis of the section 34 exception.

Option D

A grant of authority by a state government is not the section 34 private-defence exception.

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