Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 41: When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death
IPC Section 103 is covered by BNS Section 41.
- BNS 41IPC: 103Changed
When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death.
Words “by night” are replaced by “after sunset and before sunrise” and “Mischief by fire”, replaced by “Mischief by fire or any explosive substance”.
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 38: When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death · IPC 100
- BNS 39: When such right extends to causing any harm other than death · IPC 101
- BNS 43: Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property · IPC 105
- BNS 44: Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person · IPC 106
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