BNS 23 — Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

23. 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.
Offence  requiring  a  particular  intent  or  knowledge  committed  by
one who is intoxicated.

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