● Retained in BNS
Section 96 states the foundational rule that nothing done in the exercise of the right of private defence is an offence. BNS Section 34 reproduces this single-sentence rule word for word.
Section 96 IPC provided, in a single sentence, that nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of the right of private defence -- the opening provision of the private-defence group of General Exceptions, establishing that a properly exercised right of private defence removes criminal liability entirely.
BNS Section 34 reproduces the sentence verbatim: "Nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of the right of private defence." No change beyond the section number.
Nothing changed -- identical text, pure renumbering from IPC 96 to BNS 34.
This is a foundational exception provision, not an offence; the scope and limits of the right it establishes are defined in the sections that follow (IPC 97 onward / BNS 35 onward).
Summaries are for general information and are not legal advice. For the authoritative bare-act text, see the official Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Indian Penal Code, 1860 (full amended text, as it stood before repeal) on India Code, or the Ministry of Home Affairs' new criminal laws page. ← All comparisons