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B.N.S. 2023

Section 36, B.N.S.

In force from 1 July 2024

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B.N.S.

Private Defence

The right of private defence is dealt with in Sections 34 to 44 of the B.N.S. These eleven Sections close Chapter 3 , the chapter on General Exceptions . They explain when a person who uses force to protect a body or property is protected by the law, and when the same force becomes a crime.

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  1. 1 In a hotel lobby, a guest who suffers from severe mental illness and has no idea what he is doing rushes at the receptionist with a knife. Prince, a stranger to both, strikes the attacker to stop him. According to the B....
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Official text

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