If the offence is not of any of the descriptions mentioned in section 102, the right of private defence of the body does not extend to the voluntary causing of death to the assailant, but does extend, under the restrictions mentioned in sections 98 and 106A, to the voluntary causing to the assailant of any harm other than death.
Section history
Section 103 — When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
As in force on 30 December 2025.
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- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
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