Right of Private Defence
According to section 96 of Pakistan Penal Code, “nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of right of private defence”. Every person ahs right to defend (under subject to some restriction hereinafter contain);
- His body or body of any other person against an offence effecting human body
- The property weather moveable or immovable of himself or any other person against theft, extortion, mischief and criminal trespass
- Right of private defence against the act of person of unsound mind
Exception to the right of private defence/ Acts against which there is no right of private defence
According to section 99 of PPC there are following exceptions to the right of private defence;
- There is no right of private defence against an act which doest not reasonably cause the apprehension of death of grievous hurt done by public servant in good faith.
- Directing by public servant in good faith
- When person has time to have recourse to the public authorities
- It cannot extend to inflicting more harm than is necessary to inflict
When Right of Private sof body extend to cause Death
According to section 100 PPC, the right of body extends, under the restriction mentioned in section 99, to voluntary causing death or any other harm to assailant if;
- There is apprehension of death from assault
- Apprehension of grievous hurt
- Intention of committing rape
- Intention of committing un-natural lust
- Intention of kidnapping or abducting
- Intention of wrongfully confining a person, when he apprehend that he be unable to recourse to public authorities for his release.
When Right of Private Defence of property extend to causing Death
The right of private defence extends under restriction mentioned in section 99, to voluntary causing death or any other harm if;
- There is apprehension of robbery
- Apprehension of house-breaking by night
- Mischief by fire committed on any dwelling place
- Theft, mischief or house trespass and danger of death or grievous hurt
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