https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303697 Section 84 IPC excludes criminal liability 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 defence concerns legal insanity, not mere medical insanity, and the burden under Section 105 of the Evidence Act rests on the accused, though it is lighter than the prosecution's burden. Conduct before, at, and after the may be relevant, but abnormal behaviour alone is insufficient. On the findings recorded, the material did not show loss of cognitive capacity at the time of the offence, so the protection of Section 84 was denied and the conviction stood. en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 06 Aug 2022 11:33:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303697 Section 84 IPC excludes criminal liability 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 defence concerns legal insanity, not mere medical insanity, and the burden under Section 105 of the Evidence Act rests on the accused, though it is lighter than the prosecution's burden. Conduct before, at, and after the may be relevant, but abnormal behaviour alone is insufficient. On the findings recorded, the material did not show loss of cognitive capacity at the time of the offence, so the protection of Section 84 was denied and the conviction stood. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303697