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Section 102 IPC — Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Official PDF page 36

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102. Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the 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.

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