Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 states the right of private defence of the body and…
Section 35 states the right to defend one's own body or another person's body, and one's own property or another person's property against the listed offences or attempts.…
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Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 states the right of private defence of the body and of property, subject to statutory restrictions?
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Correct answer C
Section 35 states the right to defend one's own body or another person's body, and one's own property or another person's property against the listed offences or attempts.
The right is subject to the restrictions in section 37.
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Option A
It concerns defence against acts of a person who lacks criminal capacity or acts under a misconception.
Option B
It states that conduct in exercise of the right is not an offence.
Option C
It specifies the body and property that the right can protect.
Option D
It specifies restrictions on exercise of the right.
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