A person is exonerated from liability for doing an act on the ground of unsoundness of mind if he is either incapable of knowing:

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• Under Sec. 84 a person is exonerated from liability for doing an act on the ground of unsoundness of mind :
• Insanity as a defence means that a person at the time of doing an act, by reason of unsoundness of mind is incapable of knowing:
• For unsoundness of mind, the impairment of the cognitive faculty of mind to escape criminal liability:
• 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.
• Give the correct response : An intoxicated person is exonerated from liability of his acts provided
• A accused of murder, alleges that by reason of unsoundness of mind, he did not know the nature of the act.
• 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?
• Give best response. The liability to conviction of an individual depends not only on his having done some outward acts which the law forbids but on his having done them in a certain frame of mind or with a certain will. Exceptions to this general rule are strict liability offences which mean that:
• A drunken person killed his uncle. It was established that he was in such a state of intoxication, incapable of forming specific intent to kill. He is: