General Exceptions

Unit 4 of Law of Crimes (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) (syllabus: Module 2.1 - BNS ss. 14-44). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.

Full case summaries

• Cherubin Gregory v State of Bihar (1964) and S.N. Hussain v State of A.P. (1972) — the negligence pair

Exam questions on this unit

• Law of Crimes exam question: Explain the right of private defence…