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Section 22 BNS — Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 12

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22.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.

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