Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 39
When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
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BNS Section 39 deals with when such right extends to causing any harm other than death and replaces IPC 101.
Bare act text — BNS 39
39. 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 not extend to the voluntary causing of death to the assailant, but does extend, under the restrictions specified in section 37, to the voluntary causing to the assailant of any harm other than death.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 39 in the IPC?
BNS Section 39 (When such right extends to causing any harm other than death) replaces Section 101 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 101 is now BNS 39.
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Nearby BNS sections
- BNS 34 — Things done in private defence
- BNS 35 — Right of private defence of body and of property
- BNS 36 — Right of private defence against act of a person of unsound mind, etc
- BNS 37 — Acts against which there is no right of private defence
- BNS 38 — When right of private defence of body extends to causing death
- BNS 40 — Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body
- BNS 41 — When right of private defence of property extends to causing death
- BNS 42 — When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
- BNS 43 — Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property
- BNS 44 — Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person