Indian Penal Code
IPC 86 is now BNS 24.
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