Consider the following statements regarding right of

Solution

Section 34 provides that actions done in private defence are not offences. Section 35 defines the scope and specifies that right of private defence extends to defence of body, property, and body/property of any person in whom interested. Statement 1 is correct. Section 36 explicitly states that private defence extends to acts by persons of unsound mind or intoxication, treating them as acts for the purposes of private defence. Statement 2 is correct. Statement 3 is incorrect—the section does not limit private defence to bailable offences; it applies to various crimes including theft, robbery, mischief, criminal trespass, etc. Statement 4 is correct—acts done under misconception (if in good faith) may justify private defence. Statements 1, 2, and 4 are correct.