Right of private defence of the body and of property
Full Text
35. Right of private defence of the body and of property.
Every person has a right, subject to the restrictions contained in section 37, to defend—
(a) his own body, and the body of any other person, against any offence affecting the human body;
(b) the property, whether movable or immovable, of himself or of any other person, against any act which is an offence falling under the definition of theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass, or which is an attempt to commit theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass.
Plain English Summary
This section grants every person the right to defend their own body, another’s body, and any property against specified offences, subject to restrictions in Section 37.
Key Legal Elements
- Every person has a right to defend their own body or another person’s body against offences affecting the human body.
- Every person has a right to defend their own or another’s property (movable/immovable) against theft, robbery, mischief, or criminal trespass.
- The right is subject to restrictions contained in Section 37.
Practical Note
This replaces IPC Section 97. It expands the right of private defence to defend not only one’s own body/property, but also the body/property of “any other person”.
हिंदी पाठ
35. शरीर और संपत्ति की निजी रक्षा का अधिकार।
हर व्यक्ति को, धारा 37 में अंतर्विष्ट प्रतिबंधों के अधीन रहते हुए, अधिकार है कि वह—
(a) अपने शरीर और किसी अन्य व्यक्ति के शरीर की मानव शरीर को प्रभावित करने वाले किसी भी अपराध के विरुद्ध रक्षा करे;
(b) अपनी या किसी अन्य व्यक्ति की संपत्ति (चाहे वह जंगम हो या स्थावर) की किसी ऐसे कार्य के विरुद्ध रक्षा करे जो चोरी, लूट, कुचेष्टा (मिसचीफ) या आपराधिक अतिचार की परिभाषा के अंतर्गत आने वाला अपराध है, या जो चोरी, लूट, कुचेष्टा या आपराधिक अतिचार करने का प्रयास है।