Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 36: Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc
IPC Section 98 is covered by BNS Section 36.
- BNS 36IPC: 98Changed
Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc.
In Illustrations, words “under the influence of madness” are replaced by “a person of unsound mind”.
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 44: Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person · IPC 106
- BNS 22: Act of a person of unsound mind · IPC 84
- BNS 107: Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind · IPC 305
- BNS 38: When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death · IPC 100
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