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B.N.S. 2023

Section 22, B.N.S.

In force from 1 July 2024

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General Defences: Absence of Criminal Intent

Some acts look like offences on their face, yet the law says that nothing is an offence . The reason lies in a set of general exceptions in Chapter III of the B.N.S. (2023): Sections 19 to 24 , and Sections 30, 31 and 32 .

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Practice MCQs

3 practice questions test this section.

  1. 1 According to the lecture, what is the one difference between Section 22 of the B.N.S. (old Section 84 of the I.P.C.) and the McNaughton rules?
  2. 2 In Dahyabhai Chhaganbhai Thakkar v. State of Gujarat (1964), Justice Subba Rao laid down propositions on proving insanity. According to the text, what is the burden on an accused who seeks to rebut the presumption that h...
  3. 3 In Surendra Mishra v. State of Jharkhand (2011), the accused pleaded insanity and produced old medical prescriptions, one recording a psychiatric problem with paranoid features. According to the text, why did the Supreme...
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