MAH LLB 3 Year CET 1 April Shift 2 2026
Legal Principle: One has right to defend his life and property against criminal harm provided it is not possible to approach public authorities and more harm than necessary has not been caused to avert the danger.On the basis of the above principle read the following factual situation and answer the question.Factual situation: The farm of X on the outskirts of Delhi was attacked by a gang of armed robbers. X, without informing the police, at first warned the robbers by firing in the air. As they were fleeing from the farm, he fired and killed one of them. At the trial:1.X can avail the right of private defence as he was defending his life and property.2.X cannot avail the right as he failed to inform the police.3.X cannot avail the right as he caused more harm than was necessary to ward off the danger.4.X can avail of the right as at first he only fired in the air.Select the appropriate answer.
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Answer: Option C — 2 and 3
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The principle has two conditions: public authorities could not be approached, and no more harm than necessary was caused.
X never tried to inform the police, so the first condition is not shown (statement 2 holds).
The robbers were already fleeing, so the danger had passed; killing one of them was more harm than necessary (statement 3 holds). Statements 1 and 4 therefore fail.
⚠ Common trap
(A) 1 and 4 looks only at the warning shot and ignores that the fatal shot was fired at men running away.Quick tip
Private defence ends when the danger ends: force used on a fleeing attacker is excess.
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