Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 97 in BNS
§ 97 IPC→§ 35 BNS
Right of private defence of the body and of property. Section 97 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Right of private defence of the body and of property) corresponds to Section 35 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.
Practise it
Section 45 has AIBE 22 questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free.
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