Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 35: Right of private defence of body and of property
IPC Section 97 is covered by BNS Section 35.
- BNS 35IPC: 97Changed
Right of private defence of body and of property.
Paragraphs are rephrased as clauses (a), (b), (c).
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
Related BNS sections
- BNS 37: Act against which there is no right to private defence Extent to which the right may be exercised · IPC 99
- BNS 38: When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death · IPC 100
- BNS 40: Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body · IPC 102
- BNS 41: When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death · IPC 103
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