Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 23: Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will
IPC Section 85 is covered by BNS Section 23.
- BNS 23IPC: 85No change
Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will.
No change.
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
Related BNS sections
- BNS 16: Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court · IPC 78
- BNS 10: Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which · IPC 72
- BNS 29: Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused · IPC 91
- BNS 53: Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor · IPC 113
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