(a)his own body, and the body of any other person, against any offence affecting the human body;
Section history
Section 97 — Right of private defence of the body and of property
As in force on 1 January 2020.
Timeline 3 versions
Every person has a right, subject to the restrictions contained in section 99sections 98 and 106A, to defend —
(b)the property, whether movable or immovable, of himself or of any other person, against any act which is an offence falling under the definition of theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass, or which is an attempt to commit theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 97]