PART I
GENERAL PART
BOOK I
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS
TITLE III
CONDITIONS OF LIABILITY TO PUNISHMENT IN RESPECT OF CRIMES
CHAPTER II
CRIMINAL GUILT
Section II.- Lawful Acts, Justifiable Acts and Excuses
Sub-section II.- Justifiable Acts and Excuses
Article 79.- Excess in Legitimate Defence.
(1) When a person in repelling an unlawful attack or an imminent and unlawful attack exceeded the limits of legitimate defence by using disproportionate means or going beyond the acts necessary for averting the danger, the Court shall, without restriction, reduce the penalty (Art. 180).
(2) The Court may impose no punishment when the excess committed was due to excusable fear, surprise or excitement caused by the attack .
Self-defence - national proceedings
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