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Madhu Bala vs State on 26 June, 2023 Author: Mukta Gupta Bench: Mukta Gupta 2023

latter being an old term for chronic paranoid schizophrenia plus auditory hallucinations. He is dangerous to the society and hence certifiably insane. (2) Sindhi knew ... force called "Kanoon" about which he had auditory hallucinations, then, naturally, it must be inferred that the accused did not know that what

paranoid schizophrenia and had disorganized speech, disorganized behaviour, delusion of persecution, auditory hallucination, irritability, self-muttering, and suicidal tendencies; iii. He has stated that such

accused was found to have partially impaired judgment due to perceptive auditory hallucinations. When this witness again examined before the Trial Court

medications. At present he is having sad mood, occasional auditory hallucination and delusion of persecution which are decreasing in intensity. He has no harmful behaviour

verbally aggressive towards others. He found that the victim was having auditory hallucination. She did not narrate the history of assault to him. Her medical

faculties, with loss of memory and self-control. At the same time, hallucinations of sight and hearing occur and are followed by delusions ... relatives, and wanders aimlessly. He is terrified by visual and auditory hallucinations of a religious character and delusions of persecution, and consequently, may commit crimes

Ideas of reference occur, which gradually develop into delusions of persecution. Auditory hallucinations follow which in the beginning, start as sounds or noises

speech present, poverty of speech present, occasionally irrelevant. Perceptions - pt denied auditory hallucination. Affect - restricted. Intelligence - average. Judgment - impaired, Insight absent. Psychological testing done

that the petitioner, at the time of occurrence, was suffering from auditory hallucination and therefore he was insane while committing the offence. Learned counsel