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Section 96: Things done in private defence

The Pakistan Penal Code · Pakistan Penal Code · Chapter IV · in_force

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Nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of the right of private defence.

Effective date: 1862-01-01

Related sections

Section 95: Act causing slight harmSection 97: Right of private defence of the body and of propertySection 94: Act to which a person is compelled by threatsSection 98: Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etcSection 93: Communication made in good faithSection 99: Acts against which there is no right of private defence
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