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Section 23 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
23. Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will.
Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who, at the time of doing it, is, by reason of intoxication, incapable of knowing the nature of the act, or that he is doing what is either wrong, or contrary to law; provided that the thing which intoxicated him was administered to him without his knowledge or against his will.
Related Sections
- Section 47: Abetment in India of offences outside India
- Section 230: Giving or Fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence
- Section 318: Cheating
- Section 30: Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent
- Section 245: Fraudulently Suffering decree for sum not due
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