judis
Crl.A.(MD)No.374 of 2018
Paranoid Schizophrenia at the time of occurrence? In this
regard, this Court has gone through the evidence ... said period, D.W.1 found that the
accused is suffered Paranoid Schizophrenia illness. The
requisition letter was marked
same as Schizophrenia. While
Schizophrenia may manifest itself in the form of persistent
psychotic symptoms, Schizoid does not. Therefore,
Schizophrenia is serious in nature than ... fact, history is replete with instances of persons
suffering from even paranoid schizophrenia, becoming great
achievers. One such case has found its way even
clearly goes to show
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that the accused was suffering from paranoid
schizophrenia which is a mental disease and
because of the said disease ... counsel for the
appellant-accused that the accused was suffering
with paranoid schizophrenia which is a mental
disease and when a person is under paranoid
contend that he was suffering from mental
disorder called Paranoid Schizophrenia before and at the time of occurrence
and therefore he was incapable of knowing ... court, including the contention that the accused/appellant is suffering from
Paranoid Schizophrenia and he is not mentally sound, either before
appellant and it was reported that the
appellant was suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia.
Thereafter a Committee consisting of Medical Superintendent,
Resident Medical Officer and Head ... ample evidence to prove that the
appellant has been suffering from Schizophrenia Paranoid type
mental disorder since before the incident. There is evidence to
show
Sandeep Divekar who has deposed that, the appellant was suffering
from paranoid schizophrenia and was in need of institutional care.
That the appellant was being ... That the case of the
appellant is known case of " paranoid schizophrenia" and he is on
regular treatment. In paragraph
appellant was suffering from "paranoid schizophrenia".
The term has been defined in Modi's Medical
Jurisprudence and Toxicology1 as follows:
"Paranoia ... regarded as a mild form of
paranoid schizophrenia. It occurs more in males
than in females. The main characteristic of this
illness is a wellelaborated
Anandrao Bhosale vs.
State of Maharashtra 1 :
"10. What is paranoid schizophrenia, when it starts,
1 (2002) 7 SCC 748
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::: Uploaded ... what are its characteristics and dangers flowing from this
ailment? Paranoid schizophrenia, in the vast majority of
cases, starts in the fourth decade and develops
State vs Chanchal Chakraborty on 18 December, 2018
Ms. Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan, Metropolitan Magistrate
Mahila
where the defense under
Section 84 IPC on the ground of paranoid schizophrenia was accepted, the
Supreme Court explained that "it is the totality
