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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 34. Things done in private defence.

Nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of the right of private defence.

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

Replaces

Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 96

Pair from: BPR&D correspondence tables (bprd.mha.gov.in; A. K. Yadav, CAPT Bhopal)

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