Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Section 23

BNS 23: earlier IPC 85

Section 23 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 85 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BNS 23 deals with act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

BNS 23 was IPC 85.

Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. IV
s. 85
Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will
Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who, at the time of doing it, is, by reason of intoxication, incapable of knowing the nature of the act, or that he is doing what is either wrong, or contrary to law: provided that the thing which intoxicated him was administered to him without his knowledge or against his will.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. III
s. 23
Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will.
Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who, at the time of doing it, is, by reason of intoxication, incapable of knowing the nature of the act, or that he is doing what is either wrong, or contrary to law; provided that the thing which intoxicated him was administered to him without his knowledge or against his will.
Text from India Code

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