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(b) to defend his own property or any property in his lawful possession, custody or under his care or the property of any other person against any unlawful act of seizure or destruction or violence. (2) In this section, the expression "property of any other person" includes any property belonging to the Government or a public corporation or an employer or any property communally owned by members of the public as a co-operative society or a village, whether or not that village is registered under the Local Government (District Authorities) Act *(6). 18B. Use of force in defence (1) In exercising the right of self defence or in defence of another or in defence of property, a person shall be entitled to use only such reasonable force as may be necessary for that defence. (2) A person shall be criminally liable for any offence resulting from excessive force used in self defence or in defence of another or in defence of property. (3) Any person who causes the death of another as the result of excessive force used in defence, shall be guilty of manslaughter. 18C. When the right of defence extends to causing death (1) The right of self defence or the defence of another or defence of property shall extend to a person who, in exercising that right, causes death or grievous harm to another and the person so acting, acts in good faith and with an honest belief based on reasonable grounds that his act is necessary for the preservation of his own life or limb or the life or limb of another or of property, in the circumstances where– (a) the lawful act is of such a nature as may reasonably cause the apprehension that his own death or the death of another person could be the consequence of that act; (b) the lawful act is of such a nature as may reasonably cause the apprehension that grievous harm to his own body or the body of another could be the consequence of that unlawful act; (c) the unlawful act is with the intention of committing rape or defilement or an unnatural offence; (d) the unlawful act is with the intention of kidnapping or abducting; or (e) the unlawful act is burglary or robbery or arson or any offence which endangers life or property. (2) If in the exercise of a right of defence in accordance with this Code, the person exercising that right is in such a situation that he cannot effectively exercise that right without risk of harm
to an innocent person or property, his right of defence extends to the running of that risk. 19. Use of force in effecting arrest Where any person is charged with a criminal offence arising out of the arrest, or attempted arrest, by him of a person who forcibly resists such arrest or attempts to evade being arrested, the court shall, in considering whether the means used were necessary or the degree of force used was reasonable for the apprehension of such person, have regard to the gravity of the offence which had been, or was being, committed by that person and the circumstances in which such offence had been, or was being, committed by that person. 20. Compulsion by husband A married woman is not free from criminal responsibility for doing or omitting to do an act merely because the act or omission takes place in the presence of her husband; but on a charge against a wife for any offence other than treason or murder, it shall be a good defence to prove that the offence was committed in the presence and under the coercion of the husband. 21. Person not to be punished twice for same offence A person shall not be punished twice, either under the provisions of this Code or under the provisions of any other law, for the same offence. 22. Principal offenders CHAPTER V PARTIES TO OFFENCES (ss 22-24) (1) When an offence is committed, each of the following persons is deemed to have taken part in committing the offence and to be guilty of the offence, and may be charged with actually committing namely– (a) every person who actually does the act or makes the omission which constitutes the offence; (b) every person who does or omits to do any act for the purpose of enabling or aiding another person to commit the offence; (c) every person who aids or abets another person in committing the offence; (d) any person who counsels or procures any other person to commit the offence, in which case he may be charged either with committing the offence or with counselling or procuring its commission. (2) A conviction of counselling or procuring the commission of an offence entails the same
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offence. 361. Repeated uttering Any
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