between legal insanity and medical insanity. The medical insanity may be of various types, kinds and degrees. To what extent the medical insanity affects ... benefit of Section 84 of the I.P.C.
2. It is generally believed that Section 84 of the I.P.C. incorporates what
plea
of insanity. It is often said that there is a difference between legal insanity
and medical insanity and that Section 84 IPC makes ... insanity. As one can reasonably
understand, medical insanity is insanity, which, according to Medical
Science, is an insanity; whereas legal insanity is what Section 84
deemed to have discharged
its burden. [196 G-197B]
(ii) Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code can no doubt be
invoked by a person ... Criminal Procedure the appellant did not plead the defence
of insanity.
Section 84 of the Penal Code, one of the provisions
given protection under Section 84
IPC. The High Court found that Section 84 IPC has correctly
been applied.
4. Learned counsel for the appellant with ... Lunacy and madness are
spoken of as acquired insanity, and idiocy as natural insanity.
10. Section 84 embodies the fundamental maxim of criminal
made
between legal insanity and medical
insanity. A court is concerned with legal
insanity, and not with medical insanity. The
burden of proof rests ... Lunacy and
madness are spoken of as acquired insanity,
and idiocy as natural insanity.
10. Section 84 embodies the fundamental
maxim of criminal
does not know anything about the incidents. The plea of insanity Under Section 84 was also taken during trial suggesting, that the accused had suffered ... from insanity as defined in Section 84 , I.P.C. Section 84 , I.P.C. reads as under:--
"84. Act of a person
84 of the Indian Penal Code deals with the plea of insanity. Section 84 Indian Penal Code reads as follows1:
Nothing is an offence which ... benefit of the exception Under Section 84 .
39. There is clear distinction between madical and legal insanity. The courts are concerned with the legal
satisfy one of the tests laid down in Section 84 . In all cases where legal insanity is set up as a defence, it is very ... circumstances indicated above would clearly make out a case of insanity provided in Section 84 of the Code.
19. For the aforesaid reasons
from medical insanity would have committed an act, however, the
test is one of legal insanity to attract the mandate of Section 84 ... made
between legal insanity and medical insanity. A court is concerned with
legal insanity, and not with medical insanity...”
Bapu @ Gajraj Singh v. State
entitled to the protection of the plea/general exception of insanity under Section 84 of I.P.C. Finally it is contended that the sentence ... accused is protected by the general exception to criminality - of insanity, under Section 84 I.P.C. He relies on the evidence
