https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283381 Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code applies only where, at the time of the act, the accused was incapable of knowing the nature of the act or that it was wrong or contrary to law. The distinction between legal insanity and medical insanity is material, and the burden to establish the former rests on the accused under Section 105 of the Indian Evidence Act. On the facts, the accused's conduct and the medical evidence did not support the plea; doctors found no obvious psychiatric illness during the relevant period, and mere odd behaviour was insufficient. The plea of unsoundness of mind was therefore rejected and Section 84 was held inapplicable. en-us Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Sep 2019 13:09:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283381 Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code applies only where, at the time of the act, the accused was incapable of knowing the nature of the act or that it was wrong or contrary to law. The distinction between legal insanity and medical insanity is material, and the burden to establish the former rests on the accused under Section 105 of the Indian Evidence Act. On the facts, the accused's conduct and the medical evidence did not support the plea; doctors found no obvious psychiatric illness during the relevant period, and mere odd behaviour was insufficient. The plea of unsoundness of mind was therefore rejected and Section 84 was held inapplicable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283381