Section 17(1) in Mizoram Drug (Controlled Substances) Act, 2016
(1)In any prosecution for an offence under this Act which requires a culpable mental state of the accused, the court shall presume the existence of such mental state but it shall be a defence for the accused to prove the fact that he had no such mental state with respect to the act charged as an offence in that prosecution.Explanation. - In this section "culpable mental state" includes intention, motive, knowledge of a fact and belief in, or reason to believe a fact.
