If the offence be not of
any of the descriptions enumerated in the last preceding section, the right of private defence of the body
does not extend to the voluntary causing of death to the assailant, but does extend, under the restrictions
mentioned in section 99, to the voluntary causing to the assailant of any harm other than death.
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Section 101
When Such Right Extends to Causing Any Harm Other Than Death.
The Indian Penal Code, 1860