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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 97

RIGHT OF PRIVATE DEFENCE OF THE BODY AND OF PROPERTY Every person has a right, subject to the restrictions contained in

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 97 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - RIGHT OF PRIVATE DEFENCE OF THE BODY AND OF PROPERTY Every person has a right, subject to the restrictions contained in. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 97: RIGHT OF PRIVATE DEFENCE OF THE BODY AND OF PROPERTY Every person has a right, subject to the restrictions contained in section 99, to defend First--His own body, and the body of any other person, against any offence affecting the human body; Secondly--The property, whether movable or immovable, of himself or of any other person, against any act which is an offence falling under the definition of theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass, or which is an attempt to commit theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass. COMMENTS This defence is available only to those who in the face of imminent peril act in good faith.

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What does The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 97 provide?

Section Section 97 of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (RIGHT OF PRIVATE DEFENCE OF THE BODY AND OF PROPERTY Every person has a right, subject to the restrictions contained in) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Indian Penal Code 1860. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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