Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 100 in BNS
When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death. Section 100 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death) corresponds to Section 38 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under IPC & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, worth 8 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Culpable homicide is defined under:
Answer & explanation
Section 100 BNS
BNS Section 100 corresponds to IPC Section 299. Culpable homicide is the genus and murder the species: all murder is culpable homicide, but not all culpable homicide is murder.
The right of private defence of the body extends to causing death in which circumstance?
Answer & explanation
An assault raising reasonable apprehension of death or grievous hurt
BNS Sections 34 to 44 correspond to IPC Sections 96 to 106. The right does not extend to inflicting more harm than is necessary and is unavailable where there is time to have recourse to public authorities.
The right of private defence of body extends to causing death where there is apprehension of:
Answer & explanation
Death, grievous hurt, rape, kidnapping, or acid attack among the listed cases
§ 38 BNS lists the categories exhaustively and adds acid attack, which the IPC did not name.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | Right of private defence of the body and of property | 35 |
| 98 | Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind | 36 |
| 99 | Acts against which there is no right of private defence | 37 |
| 101 | When such right extends to causing any harm other than death | 39 |
| 102 | Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body | 40 |
| 103 | When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death | 41 |
Practise it
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