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Which one of the following set of Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provides for the right…

The right of private defence is contained in "Sections 34 to 44" of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly sections 96 to 106 IPC), from section 34 (things done in…

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Which one of the following set of Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provides for the right of private defence?

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The right of private defence is contained in "Sections 34 to 44" of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly sections 96 to 106 IPC), from section 34 (things done in private defence) to section 44 (right of private defence against a deadly assault when there is risk of harm to an innocent person). Sections 14 to 43 take in the other general exceptions and stop short of section 44, while sections 45 to 60 deal with abetment and sections 147 to 158 with offences against the State.

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