Indian Penal Code, 1860 → Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
IPC 99BNS 37
Act against which there is no right to private defence Extent to which the right may be exercised
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What changed
- The IPC section is reframed into two subsections, and the first paragraph is reframed as sub-section 1 with clauses (a), (b), and (c).
- The second paragraph is reproduced as subsection (2) sans heading.
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Under Section 37 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 99 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860)...
Frequently asked
What is IPC 99 equivalent in BNS?
IPC Section 99 (Act against which there is no right to private defence Extent to which the right may be exercised) corresponds to Section 37 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
What changed between IPC 99 and BNS 37?
The IPC section is reframed into two subsections, and the first paragraph is reframed as sub-section 1 with clauses (a), (b), and (c). The second paragraph is reproduced as subsection (2) sans heading.
How do I cite BNS 37 in a pleading?
Under Section 37 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 99 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860)...
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- IPC 94 → BNS 32 — Act to which a person is compelled by threats
- IPC 95 → BNS 33 — Act causing slight harm
- IPC 96 → BNS 34 — Things done in private defence
- IPC 97 → BNS 35 — Right of private defence of body and of property
- IPC 98 → BNS 36 — Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc
- IPC 100 → BNS 38 — When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death
- IPC 101 → BNS 39 — When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
- IPC 102 → BNS 40 — Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body
- IPC 103 → BNS 41 — When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death
- IPC 104 → BNS 42 — When such right extends to causing any harm other than death