Indian Penal Code
IPC 85 is now BNS 23.
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