# \#section44 **URL:** https://citizen.complainthub.org/tag/section44/815.md [Latest](https://citizen.complainthub.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://citizen.complainthub.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://citizen.complainthub.org/tags.md) --- ## [Section 44 of BNS: Right of Private Defence Despite Risk to Innocents](https://citizen.complainthub.org/t/section-44-of-bns-right-of-private-defence-despite-risk-to-innocents/22002)
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Section 44 of the BNS acknowledges that in extreme situations of life-threatening assault, a person has the right to defend themselves, even if there’s a risk of harm to innocent persons - provided s…