IPC § 97 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 97 IPC — Right of private defence of the body and of property
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 35 — Right of private defence of body and of property
Every person has a right, subject to the restrictions contained in section 37, to defend—.
(a) his own body, and the body of any other person, against any offence affecting the human body;.
(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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 35 in full