Kya apni ya family ki safety ke liye palat kar maar sakte hain?

Simple answer

Haan. Har insaan ko apni ya kisi aur ki body aur property bachane ka right of private defence hai. Lekin attack rokne ke liye jitni zaroorat ho, utni hi force use kar sakte ho, aur sirf tab tak jab tak khatra hai. Jaan lena sirf bahut serious situations mein allowed hai.

Real-life examples

Ek andheri gali mein ek aadmi Arjun par chaaku se attack karta hai. Bachne ke liye Arjun use dande se maarta hai. Arjun ko maut ya grievous hurt ka sahi darr tha, toh yeh private defence ho sakti hai, chahe attacker buri tarah ghayal ho.

Tenzin par attack karne wala chaaku phenk kar bhaag jata hai. Tenzin uska peecha karke use buri tarah peet-ta hai. Khatra khatam ho chuka tha, toh self-defence ka right bhi khatam ho gaya tha, aur Tenzin par case ho sakta hai.

Police warrant lekar Joseph ke bhai ko arrest karne aati hai. Joseph unhe rokne ke liye force use nahi kar sakta. Good faith mein kaam kar rahe public servant ke against self-defence ka right nahi hai, jab tak maut ya grievous hurt ka darr na ho.

Aapko kya karna chahiye?

1Agar safely nikal sakte ho ya 112 par call kar sakte ho, toh pehle wahi karo. Jab police help lene ka time ho, tab yeh right lagu nahi hota.
2Attack rokne ke liye jitni zaroorat ho utni hi force lagao, aur khatra khatam hote hi ruk jao.
3Apni chot ka ilaaj karao aur MLC (medico-legal) record banwao. Isse pata chalta hai ki aap par attack hua tha.
4Khud police ke paas jaakar batao kya hua, witnesses ke naam aur koi video ya CCTV ho toh saath do.
5Agar aap par case hota hai, toh lawyer ko shuru mein hi self-defence ke baare mein batao. Aapko iske support mein facts dikhane honge.

Exceptions aur zaroori baatein

Jab police help lene ka time tha, ya good faith mein kaam kar rahe public servant ke against, self-defence ka right nahi hai, jab tak maut ya grievous hurt ka darr na ho.
Yeh right kabhi zaroorat se zyada nuksaan ki permission nahi deta. Had paar karne par case ho sakta hai, haalanki maut hone par ise murder se kam serious offence maana ja sakta hai.

Official legal reference

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 34, 35
Private defence mein kiya gaya kaam offence nahi hai. Aap kisi ki bhi body ki, aur chori, loot, mischief ya trespass se property ki raksha kar sakte ho.
Pehle: IPC Sections 96, 97Official text padho
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 37
Good faith public servant ke against (maut ya grievous hurt ke darr ke bina) ya time par police help mile toh defence nahi; zaroorat se zyada nuksaan kabhi nahi.
Pehle: IPC Section 99Official text padho
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 38, 40
Maut ya grievous hurt ka darr, rape, kidnapping ya acid attack ki situation mein body ki defence jaan lene tak ja sakti hai. Yeh sirf khatra rehne tak chalti hai.
Pehle: IPC Sections 100, 102Official text padho
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 — Section 108
Jo accused private defence jaise general exception ka claim karta hai, use usse jude facts prove karne hote hain.
Pehle: Indian Evidence Act Section 105Official text padho
Darshan Singh v. State of Punjab (2010)
Supreme Court: real attack face kar rahe insaan se law darpok banne ki ummeed nahi karta; court ne private defence ke principles tay kiye.

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Kahan lagu: Poore India mein
Law lagu hua: 1 Jul 2024
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