Section 100 allows causing death in private defence only against the most serious offences: murder, grievous hurt, rape, unnatural lust, kidnapping, wrongful confinement, and acid attacks. Simple hurt (as opposed to grievous hurt) is deliberately excluded — the response must be proportionate to the threat.

1. 1 Pick up IPC.
2. 2 Go to Section 100 — When right of private defence of body extends to causing death.
3. 3 Read the list: apprehension of murder ✓, rape ✓, gratifying unnatural lust ✓, kidnapping ✓, wrongful confinement ✓, acid attack ✓.
4. 4 'Simple hurt' is NOT in the list → cannot cause death in private defence against simple hurt.

The text reads: Section 100 lists 7 situations where private defence extends to causing death. Simple hurt is not among them.