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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 85

ACT OF A PERSON INCAPABLE OF JUDGEMENT BY REASON OF INTOXICATION CAUSED AGAINST HIS WILL Nothing is an offence which is

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 85 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - ACT OF A PERSON INCAPABLE OF JUDGEMENT BY REASON OF INTOXICATION CAUSED AGAINST HIS WILL Nothing is an offence which is. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 85: ACT OF A PERSON INCAPABLE OF JUDGEMENT 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.

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