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Which one of the following cases is not related to Section 22 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

R v Dudley and Stephens concerns the defence of necessity in a case of cannibalism at sea, not the defence of unsoundness of mind under BNS s.22 (formerly s.84 IPC), unlike…

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Which one of the following cases is not related to Section 22 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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R v Dudley and Stephens concerns the defence of necessity in a case of cannibalism at sea, not the defence of unsoundness of mind under BNS s.22 (formerly s.84 IPC), unlike Ashiruddin Ahmed v King, Dayabhai Chhaganbhai Thakkar v State of Gujarat, and State of M.P. v Ahmadulla, which all involve the insanity defence.

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