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.
CHAPTER III GENERAL EXCEPTIONS
Section 23: Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Corresponding IPC provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
Questions on this section
2 questions in 2 of our papers cite Section 23. Try these from the free papers:
1. "Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea" means: