Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 40
Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body
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BNS Section 40 deals with commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body and replaces IPC 102.
Bare act text — BNS 40
40. Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body.
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 may not have been committed; and it continues as long as such apprehension of danger to the body continues.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 40 in the IPC?
BNS Section 40 (Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body) replaces Section 102 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 102 is now BNS 40.
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Nearby BNS sections
- 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 39 — When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
- 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
- BNS 45 — Abetment of a thing