Section 100 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with when the right of private defence of Property extends to causing death. Under the new law this is Section 38 of the BNS.
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Section 100 IPC - When the right of private defence of Property extends to causing death
Section 100 IPC is now
Section 38 of the BNS
- the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
- Act
- Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Section
- 100 - When the right of private defence of Property extends to causing death
- New provision
- Section 38 BNS
IPC → BNS: what changed
| This section | Change | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Section 38 BNS | Modified | First, secondly, thirdly, fourthly, fifthly, sixthly, seventhly are replaced with (a),(b),(c),(d),(e),(f),(g). |
About Section 38 BNS
Section 38 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) states when the right of private defence of the body extends to voluntarily causing death - the provision an accused invokes when a fatal act is claimed to have been done in self-defence. It carries forward Section 100 of the Indian Penal Code , with only a drafting change: the old-fashioned "First, Secondly ... Seventhly" list becomes clauses (a) to (g).
Read the full explainer of Section 38 BNS →
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