Timeline for What would the punishment be for an accidental killing, provoked by threats of sharing a video of the attacker naked?
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| Jan 22, 2023 at 15:49 | comment | added | David Siegel | -1 Like Nate Eldredge I find it hard to believe that this is actually self defense under the law of India. and I would like a source citation showing that it is, if in fact it is. In US and UK law, there must be physical attack, or a plausible threat of physical attack, to justify the use of physical force in self defense. | |
| Jan 22, 2023 at 5:20 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | Here in Colorado, self-defense is only available as a justification if it is done to defend against the use, or imminent use, of unlawful physical force by the other person. Does Indian law not have a similar restriction? It's not clear in the hypothetical if the boy was threatening imminent unlawful physical force. | |
| Jan 21, 2023 at 22:52 | history | answered | Trish | CC BY-SA 4.0 |