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Given below are a legal principle and a factual situation. Apply the given legal principle to the factual situation and select the most appropriate answer to the question given below:


Principle: Every person has a right of self-defence,if his life is under imminent threat.

Facts: Mr. Prashant threatens Mr. Krishna that he will kill Mr. Krishna. After saying so, Mr. Prashant goes to his house saying that he would get his axe.

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Mr. Krishna will have to run away
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Mr. Krishna will have to go to the police station and file a complaint.
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Mr. Krishna cannot exercise the right of self-defence.
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None of the above.
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The correct option is B Mr. Krishna will have to go to the police station and file a complaint.
Mr. Krishna can file a complaint against him but can't exercise the action of self defence.
Section 102 of IPC, tells that when the right to private defence should be exercised. In the above mentioned case, Mr. krishna can't exercise his right as he didn't get hurt neither Mr. Prashant is in front of him with axe.

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