Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 102 in BNS
§ 102 IPC→§ 40 BNS
Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body. Section 102 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body) corresponds to Section 40 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.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Acts against which there is no right of private defence | 37 |
| 100 | When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death | 38 |
| 101 | When such right extends to causing any harm other than death | 39 |
| 103 | When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death | 41 |
| 104 | When such right extends to causing any harm other than death | 42 |
| 105 | Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property | 43 |
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