INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
84. Act of a person of unsound mind
22. Act of a person of unsound mind.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
84. Act of a person of unsound mind.--Nothing is an offence which
is done by a person who, at the time of doing it, by reason of
unsoundness of mind, is incapable of knowing the nature of the act, or
that he is doing what is either wrong or contrary to law.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
22. Act of a person of unsound mind.—Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who, at the
time of doing it, by reason of unsoundness of mind, is incapable of knowing the nature of the act, or that
he is doing what is either wrong or contrary to law.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023