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Under the General Exceptions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Section 22), an act of a person of…

Section 22 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 84 IPC) asks whether unsoundness of mind made the accused incapable of knowing the nature of the act, or…

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Under the General Exceptions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Section 22), an act of a person of unsound mind is not an offence if, at the time of doing it, he is :

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Section 22 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 84 IPC) asks whether unsoundness of mind made the accused incapable of knowing the nature of the act, or that the act was wrong or contrary to law. The incapacity must exist when the act is done. A diagnosis or unusual behaviour alone does not satisfy this legal test.

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