Section 96 IPC declares that nothing is an offence done in the exercise of
AThe right of private defence
BAn act of revenge
CAn act in anger
DAn act of impulse
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The right of private defence
Section 96 is the headline provision: nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of the right of private defence. Sections 97 onwards spell out scope, against whom, limits and when the right extends to causing death.
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