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Under Section 35 of BNS, 2023, no right of private defence of property is available against the offence…

Section 35(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita confines the right of private defence of property to acts falling under the definition of theft, robbery, mischief or criminal…

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Under Section 35 of BNS, 2023, no right of private defence of property is available against the offence of:

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Section 35(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita confines the right of private defence of property to acts falling under the definition of theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass (or attempts to commit them); criminal breach of trust, involving property already entrusted to the accused, is not among these offences.

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