Section 84 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860
84. Act of a person of unsound mind.—
Nothing is an offence which is done
High Court also found that the plea regarding applicability of
Section 84 IPC was not acceptable. It found that though some ... suffered
from insanity and had to be given protection under Section 84
IPC. The High Court found that Section 84 IPC
appellant is entitled to benefit of Section 84 1PC or not.
24. For convenience, Section 84 IPC is reproduced here:-
" Section 84 ... General Exception in the Indian Penal Code , or any special exception or proviso contained in another part of the same Code
jury. The High Court pointed out as follows:
Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code is quite clear on the point. It says that ... held guilty of the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. On the evidence, which commended itself to the learned Additional Sessions
committed the crime, in the sense laid down by
Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code: the accused
may rebut it by placing before ... Section 299 of the Indian
penal code. This general burden never shifts and it always
rests on the prosecution. But, Section 84 of the Indian
session under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and there an additional charge under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code was framed ... Indian Penal Code. We have already discussed the evidence and hold that upon the same, the charge under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code
Accused was acquitted of the offence
under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter, the
― IPC ‖), vide the assailed Judgment, dated ... seeks exoneration from liability of an act under Section 84 of
the Penal Code is to prove ―legal insanity‖ and not ―medical
insanity‖. That
attract the application of this section."
10. The scope and ambit of the
Section 84 of the Penal Code also came up for
consideration ... Sikkim
11. In a case where the exception
under Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code is
claimed, the court has to consider whether
Section 299 of the Indian Penal Code. This general burden never shifts and it always rests on the prosecution. But, as Section 84 ... mind as to be entitled to the benefit of Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code can only be established from the circumstances which preceded
convicting the Appellant
for the offence under Section 302 Indian Penal Code („ IPC ‟) for committing
the murder of his wife and the order ... Section 302 IPC, the arguments of Mr. Harsh
Prabhakar, learned counsel for the Appellant, centred on the defence of
insanity under Section 84