[Solved] Give the correct response : An intoxicated person is exonerated from liability of his acts provided

Q.	Give the correct response : An intoxicated person is exonerated from liability of his acts provided
A.	That the thing which intoxicated him was administered to him without his knowledge or against his will.
B.	That at the time of doing it he was in such state of intoxication that he was unable to know the nature of his acts.
C.	Both (a) and (b).
D.	None of the above.
Answer» C. Both (a) and (b).

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