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    Question

    Which of the following constitute a valid right to

    private defence?
    A right to private defence for own body Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B right to private defence for movable property and own body Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C right to private defence for movable, immovable property and own body Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D right to private defence for immovable property and own body. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    S. 97. Right of private defence of the body and of property. —Every person has a right, subject to the restrictions contained in section 99, to defend— First.—His own body, and the body of any other person, against any offence affecting the human body; Secondly.—The property, whether movable or immovable, of himself or of any other person, against any act which is an offence falling under the defintion of theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass, or which is an attempt to commit theft, robbery, mischief or criminal trespass.  

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