INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
101. When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.
39. When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.
101. When such right extends to causing any harm other than
death.--If the offence be not of any of the descriptions enumerated in
the last preceding section, the right of private defence of the body
does not extend to the voluntary causing of death to the assailant,
but does extend, under the restrictions mentioned in section 99, to
the voluntary causing to the assailant of any harm other than death.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
39. When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.—If the offence be not of any
of the descriptions specified in section 38, the right of private defence of the body does not extend to the
voluntary causing of death to the assailant, but does extend, under the restrictions specified in section 37,
to the voluntary causing to the assailant of any harm other than death.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023