35. Every person has a right, subject to the restrictions contained in section 37, to defend—. (a) his own body, and the body of any other person, against any offence affecting the human body;. (b) 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.
IPC Section 97 in BNS: Section 35
Right of private defence of the body and of property
Section 97 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Right of private defence of the body and of property) corresponds to Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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