https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310554 Section 84 IPC applies where, at the time of the act, the accused was suffering from unsoundness of mind and was incapable of knowing the nature of the act or that it was wrong or contrary to law. The governing standard is legal insanity, not merely medical insanity, and the defence must be shown on a preponderance of probabilities. The relevant inquiry is the mental condition at the time of occurrence, judged from conduct before, during, and after the . On the material described, prior treatment, chronic schizophrenia, inability to understand proceedings, and supporting medical and witness evidence established the defence, and the appellant was entitled to acquittal. en-us Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:38:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310554 Section 84 IPC applies where, at the time of the act, the accused was suffering from unsoundness of mind and was incapable of knowing the nature of the act or that it was wrong or contrary to law. The governing standard is legal insanity, not merely medical insanity, and the defence must be shown on a preponderance of probabilities. The relevant inquiry is the mental condition at the time of occurrence, judged from conduct before, during, and after the . On the material described, prior treatment, chronic schizophrenia, inability to understand proceedings, and supporting medical and witness evidence established the defence, and the appellant was entitled to acquittal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310554