BNS Section 22
CHAPTER III GENERAL EXCEPTIONS
22. Act of a person of unsound mind
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.
BNS Section 21
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