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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 99

ACT AGAINST WHICH THERE IS NO RIGHT TO PRIVATE DEFENCE There is no right of private defence against an act which does

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 99 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - ACT AGAINST WHICH THERE IS NO RIGHT TO PRIVATE DEFENCE There is no right of private defence against an act which does. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1958) 61 Bom LR 30. The right cannot be lawfully exercised when there is time to have recourse to the protection of public authorities. The third clause while exercising the right of private defence, one should not inflict, more harm than it is necessary to inflict for the purpose of defence.The amount of force used and injury inflicted actually depends on the circumstances of each case.

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Section Section 99 of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (ACT AGAINST WHICH THERE IS NO RIGHT TO PRIVATE DEFENCE There is no right of private defence against an act which does) 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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