Which one of the following Sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is related to 'Act of a person…
Section 22 of the BNS contains the general exception for an act of a person of unsound mind. The relevant incapacity must exist at the time of the act: because of…
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Which one of the following Sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is related to 'Act of a person of unsound mind'?
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Section 22 of the BNS contains the general exception for an act of a person of unsound mind. The relevant incapacity must exist at the time of the act: because of unsoundness of mind, the person must be unable to know the act's nature or that it is wrong or contrary to law. A mental-health diagnosis alone does not establish those statutory conditions.
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