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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 106

RIGHT OF PRIVATE DEFENCE AGAINST A DEADLY ASSAULT WHEN THERE IS RISK OF HARM TO INNOCENT PERSON If in the exercise of

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 106 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - RIGHT OF PRIVATE DEFENCE AGAINST A DEADLY ASSAULT WHEN THERE IS RISK OF HARM TO INNOCENT PERSON If in the exercise of. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 106: RIGHT OF PRIVATE DEFENCE AGAINST A DEADLY ASSAULT WHEN THERE IS RISK OF HARM TO INNOCENT PERSON If in the exercise of the right of private defence against an assault which reasonably causes the apprehension of death, the defender be so situated that he cannot effectually exercise that right without risk of harm of an innocent person, his right of private defence extends to the running of that risk. Illustration A is attacked by a mob who attempt to murder him. He cannot effectually exercise his right of private defence without firing on the mob, and he cannot fire without risk of harming young children who are mingled with the mob.A commits no offence if by so firing he harms any of the children

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Section Section 106 of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (RIGHT OF PRIVATE DEFENCE AGAINST A DEADLY ASSAULT WHEN THERE IS RISK OF HARM TO INNOCENT PERSON If in the exercise of) 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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