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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a person who commits an offence in a state of voluntary…

Under BNS s.24, a person who commits an offence requiring particular knowledge while voluntarily intoxicated is dealt with as if he had the same knowledge he would have had…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a person who commits an offence in a state of voluntary intoxication shall be liable to be dealt with as if he had:

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Under BNS s.24, a person who commits an offence requiring particular knowledge while voluntarily intoxicated is dealt with as if he had the same knowledge he would have had sober; the section imputes knowledge only, not intention.

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