Article 342 of Penal Code No. 16 of 1960
Article text
يعد دفاعا مشروعا كل قتل او اصابة بجراح او ارتكاب أي فعل مؤثر يتم لحماية النفس او العرض او
المال من اعتداء شخص يدخل او
يحاول الدخول ، ليلا او نهارا ، الى بيت سكن وذلك بتسلق سياج او سور او جدران أي منهما او
بالتواجد في ساحته داخل السياج او
السور دون مبرر او باقتحام مداخله او ابوابه بثقبها او كسرها او خلعها او باستعمال مفاتيح او
ادوات خاصة لهذه الغاية .
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