This section covers abetment in India of offences outside India in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). Abetment in India of offences outside India. A person abets an offence within the meaning of this Sanhita who, in India, abets the commission of any act without and beyond India which would constitute an offence if committed … Read more

This section covers abettor in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). Abettor A person abets an offence, who abets either the commission of an offence, or the commission of an act which would be an offence, if committed by a person capable by law of committing an offence with the same intention or knowledge as … Read more

This section covers abetment of a thing in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). CHAPTER IV OF ABETMENT, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPT Abetment of a thing. A person abets the doing of a thing, who—(a) instigates any person to do that thing; or (b) engages with one or more other person or persons in any … Read more

This section covers right of private defence against deadly assault in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). Right of private defence against 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 … Read more

This section covers commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property. The right of private defence of property, – (a) commences when a reasonable apprehension of danger to the property commences; (b) against theft continues … Read more

This section covers when right extends to causing any harm other than death in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). When such right extends to causing any harm other than death. If the offence, the committing of which, or the attempting to commit which occasions the exercise of the right of private defence, be theft, … Read more

This section covers when the right of private defence of property extends to causing death in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). When right of private defence of property extends to causing death. The right of private defence of property extends, under the restrictions specified in section 37, to the voluntary causing of death or … Read more

This section covers commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). The right of private defence of the body commences as soon as a reasonable apprehension of danger to the body arises from an attempt or threat to commit the offence, though the offence … Read more

This section covers when such right extends to causing any harm other than death in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). 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 … Read more

This section covers when right of private defence of the body extends to causing death in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). When right of private defence of body extends to causing death. The right of private defence of the body extends, under the restrictions specified in section 37, to the voluntary causing of death … Read more