Indian Penal Code — Section 85
Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of
85. Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will.--Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who, at the time of doing it, is, by reason of intoxication, incapable of knowing the nature of the act, or that he is doing what is either wrong, or contrary to law: provided that the thing which intoxicated him was administered to him without his knowledge or against his will.
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Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated.
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Judgments citing Section 85
- Kapil Kumar v. State of HP & Anr.
- K.Muthuraj v. The State of Tamilnadu
- ARVINDER v. STATE OF HARYANA & Anr.
- Sri Bapi Acharjee v. The State of Tripura, Department of Home, Government of Tripura, Notice
- Tej Prakash Khunte v. State of Chhattisgarh
- Ajay Pratap Singh v. State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station- Bemetara, District
- NAMAN YADAV AND ORS v. STATE (GOVT.NCT OF DELHI)
- SANJAY PAUL v. THE STATE OF ASSAM
- HARISH PRASAD S. P. & Ors. v. NONE
- Deshmukh Firoz Ali Khan v. The Union of India and others
- ADDANKI DEEPAK KUMAR v. THE UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SOUTH
- Aditya Agrawal v. State Of Chhattisgarh
- Amar Singh Rathore v. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa
- SH. LAKSHAY GUPTA AND ORS. v. THESTATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR
- Lagubeeru Venkata Arun Kiran v. The Union of India
- Pawan Mahendra Kaushik v. State of Maharashtra, Through Azad Maidan Police Station, Mumbai
- Patna High Court · 2026
- Andhra Pradesh High Court · 2025
- HITESH KUMAR v. STATE NCT OF DELHI
- Ankit Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar
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