For unsoundness of mind, the impairment of the cognitive faculty of mind to escape criminal liability:

Related MCQs

• Assertion (A): The Indian Penal code contains certain exceptions from criminal liability. Reason (R): There cannot be universal criminal liability in all circumstances. Of the above statements.
• Under Sec. 84 a person is exonerated from liability for doing an act on the ground of unsoundness of mind :
• A person is exonerated from liability for doing an act on the ground of unsoundness of mind if he is either incapable of knowing:
• For a defence of intoxication, to escape criminal liability, the degeneration of mental faculties:
• For a defence of intoxication, to escape criminal liability, the intoxication:
• Consider the following two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): There is no liability for an attempt to commit an impossible theft. Reason (R): No criminal liability can be incurred under Section 511 of the Indian Penal Code for an attempt to do an act which, if done will not be an offence. Of the above statements.
• Assertion (A): There is no liability for an attempt to commit an impossible theft. Reason (R): No criminal liability can be incurred under Section 511 of the Indian Penal Code for an attempt to do an act which, if done, will not be an offence.
• Assertion (A): X, because of unsoundness of mind, not knowing the nature of the act attacks Y, who in self-defence and in order to ward of the attack, hits him thereby causing him hurt. Y does not commit an offence. Reason (R): Y had a right of private defence against X under Section 98 of the Indian Penal Code. Of the above statements.
• Point out incorrect response. The following are the ingredients of the defence of unsoundness of mind under section 84 I.P.C. :
• A scarified his son before his Goddess who according to him appealed him in dreams and asked for the sacrifice. On being charged for murder he set up the plea of unsoundness of mind. Can his plea be sustained?