[New post] Insanity and the Law: How a 19th Century Test is Used to Prove Insanity Under Criminal Law

centreforneweconomicstudies posted: " By Sanchali Bhowmik Introduction:Part IV of the Indian Penal Code ("IPC") ranges from Section 76 to Section 106 IPC andcomprises the various general exceptions: from the acts of a minor to the unsoundness of themind of the persons. Section 84 " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on NICKELED AND DIMED Insanity and the Law: How a 19th Century Test is Used to Prove Insanity Under Criminal Law by centreforneweconomicstudies This article will discuss using Insanity as a defense under Criminal law which has always been a very fascinating and to some extent an ambiguous aspect under the General Exceptions. While it might be only a defense in case of a Criminal Trial, it has a possibility of being misused as there is no fixed extent or way to determine the insanity of a person. Read more of this post centreforneweconomicstudies | March 3, 2022 at 2:20 pm | Tags: convict, India, insanity, Law, mcnaughtoncase, mentalillness | Categories: Society & Culture | URL: https://wp.me/p6v8mR-2nA Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from NICKELED AND DIMED. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://nickledanddimed.com/2022/03/03/insanity-and-the-law-how-a-19th-century-test-is-used-to-prove-insanity-under-criminal-law/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com