Penal Code · English · 2015
Article 31
Excess in Self- Defense
(1)
Where a person, in fending off an unlawful assault, exceeds the limits of self-defense by using disproportionate means or by going beyond the acts necessary for averting the danger, the Court shall without restriction reduce the penalty. (Article 66)
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The Court may impose no punishment where the excess committed was due to excusable fear, surprise or excitement caused by the assault.
#(3)
Where a person has exceeded strict self-defense, he shall remain civilly liable for the injury caused by his excess.
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