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Description
This book contains all aspects of 'The Right to Private Defence'. It elaborately explains as to what is the Right to Private Defence; its conditions of applicability; who can exercise this right and under what conditions; when it can be treated as a deserving right or when it will be considered a misuse; what is the defence to body and what is the defence to property; Defence against a person of unsound mind; when the Right to Private defence is not applicable; what happens if while defending death occurs to other person; commencement of this right and its continuation and when it amounts to culpable homicide etc.
All these aspects are discussed in detail with relevant case law and examples. All the relevant statutes on the subject have also been discussed in this book. Though the book is written for the benefit of budding lawyers, it is recommended for all those who are in the legal profession and even for a layman interested to know about the provisions of Right to Private Defence.
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Contents
1. Introduction
2. More in General
3. Exercise of the Right
4. Pleading the Right
5. Burden of Proof
6. Injuries on the Body of Accused
7. Things done in Private Defence
8. Right of Private Defence of the Body and of Property
9. Right of Private Defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc.
10. Acts against which there is no Right of Private Defence
11. When the Right of Private Defence of the Body extends to causing death
12. When such Right extends to causing any harm other than death
13. Commencement and Continuance of the Right of Private Defence of the Body
14. When the Right of Private Defence of Property extends to causing death
15. When such Right extends to causing any harm other than death
16. Commencement and Continuance of the Right of Private Defence Property
17. Right of Private Defence against a deadly assault when there is risk of harm
to innocent person
18. When Culpable Homicide is not Murder
Appendix - The Indian Penal Code (Relevant Provisions)
Subject Index
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Author Details
Justice K.A. Abdul Gafoor of Kerala High Court was born on 24th February, 1945. Enrolled as an Advocate on 4th April, 1970 he practiced in High Court of Kerala and Subordinate Courts at Ernakulam in Service Law, Labour Laws and Civil Laws. Appointed as Government pleader in the Kerala High Court in June, 1979 and served upto January, 1983 and also as standing Counsel in High Court for Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation and Greater Cochin Development Authority. He was appointed as permanent judge of the Kerala High Court with effect from 17-01-1996.
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