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Section 304 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 52 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 99 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Naurang Rai Chirangi Lal vs The State Of Bihar And Anr. on 19 February, 1959
In Chirangi v. State, AIR (1952) Nag. 282 where an
accused under a moment of delusion, considered that his own
son, to whom he was attached, was a tiger and he accordingly
assaulted him with an axe, thinking by reason of mistake of
fact that he was justified in destroying the deceased whom
he did not regard to be a human being but a dangerous ani-
mal. It was held that the accused was protected under s. 79
of the Indian Penal Code. The Court held that the poignant
case which resulted in a tragedy was due to delusion of
mind, and stated:
Section 307 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
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