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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, in which of the following scenarios does the “Right of…

Section 38 BNS (formerly section 100 IPC) includes "An assault committed with the specific intention of kidnapping or abducting a person" among the circumstances in which…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, in which of the following scenarios does the “Right of Private Defence of the Body” extend to the extent of voluntarily causing death to the assailant ?

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Section 38 BNS (formerly section 100 IPC) includes "An assault committed with the specific intention of kidnapping or abducting a person" among the circumstances in which the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death. The general limits in section 37 still apply, and a simple assault, theft or trespass on open land does not justify fatal force.

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