Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Section 24

BNS 24: earlier IPC 86

Section 24 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 86 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BNS 24 deals with offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

BNS 24 was IPC 86.

Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. IV
s. 86
Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated
In cases where an act done is not an offence unless done with a particular knowledge or intent, a person who does the act in a state of intoxication shall be liable to be dealt with as if he had the same knowledge as he would have had if he had not been intoxicated, unless 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. 24
Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated.
In cases where an act done is not an offence unless done with a particular knowledge or intent, a person who does the act in a state of intoxication shall be liable to be dealt with as if he had the same knowledge as he would have had if he had not been intoxicated, unless the thing which intoxicated him was administered to him without his knowledge or against his will.
Text from India Code

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