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The right of private defence of the body extends, under the restrictions specified in section 37, to the voluntary causing of death or of any other harm to the assailant, if the offence which occasions the exercise of the right be of any of the descriptions hereinafter enumerated, namely:— (a) such an assault as may reasonably cause the apprehension that death will otherwise be the consequence of such assault; (b) such an assault as may reasonably cause the apprehension that grievous hurt will otherwise be the consequence of such assault; (c) an assault with the intention of committing rape; (d) an assault with the intention of gratifying unnatural lust; (e) an assault with the intention of kidnapping or abducting; Right of private defence against act of a person of unsound mind, etc. Acts against which there is no right of private defence. When right of private defence of body extends to causing death. Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 15 ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 15 ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯂꯥꯟꯅꯆꯪꯁꯤꯟꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯨꯔꯥꯟꯕ, ꯂꯨꯠꯇꯧꯕ, ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯂꯥꯟꯅꯆꯪꯁꯤꯟꯕꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫