Key legal question
Whether X.'s warning shot was justified as self-defense under Art. 15 CP despite the accidental injury to A.
Extracted holding
Yes. Self-defense may apply even where the defensive act causes injury negligently, as long as the act was aimed at defending against an actual or imminent attack and was proportionate.
Extracted reasoning
A. was actively attacking X.; X. had first used less dangerous means, then fired a deliberately directed warning shot to deter the attack. The injury was accidental and does not negate the defensive purpose. The cantonal court wrongly conflated intent to injure with intent to defend.