The Right of Private Defence

The right of defence of one's own body or property is an unavoidable right. prior to the times when men began to live as members of organized communities, individuals were completely left to themselves to take whatever action for their protection .Even in ancient times the right of private defence had significance. Ancient law givers like Manu gave the authority of using arms in self defence in times of fear of danger. There were no limitations or restrictions as to how much a person can inflict injury on the other in defence of his body or property. But with the evolvement of complex crim…