Section 23 BNS – Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 & equivalent IPC Section

Section-23 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of IPC-Indian Penal Code.  

Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023Indian Penal Code, 1860 (corresponding section)
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.    85. 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.

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  • Prashant Kanha

    Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court of India with 14 years’ experience in civil, criminal, commercial and procedural matters. Partner at Redlaw Legal Services and author of legal analyses and commentary.

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