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B.N.S. 2023

Section 16, B.N.S.

In force from 1 July 2024

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B.N.S.

General Defences: Sections 14–18 B.N.S.

Sections 14 to 18 of the B.N.S. are the first general defences. Each one answers a familiar plea made by a person who has hurt someone or taken away someone's liberty:

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  1. 1 Zoya seizes property under a court decree that is in force on the day of the seizure. She believes in good faith that the court had jurisdiction, but the court in fact had none. According to the lecture, what is Zoya's p...
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