Insanity as a defence means that a person at the time of doing an act by reason of unsoundness of mi...........

Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 General Exceptions

Insanity as a defence means that a person at the time of doing an act, by reason of unsoundness of mind is incapable of knowing:

The nature of the act

That what he is doing is wrong

That what he is doing is contrary to law

Either (a) or (b) or (c).

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Explanation:

Section 84 of IPC describes the defences available to the person of an unsound mind. Persons of unsound minds are vulnerable in nature. There is a complete chance of their exploitation in a situation where they are not being sought protection. The law that protects an unsound minded person and provides defence from criminal liability to the unsound minded person is known as the Law of Insanity. Whenever an insane person commits a crime due to the effect of his insanity, he does not have a guilty mind to understand that what he is doing is something that is prohibited by law. The insanity law has proven to be of practical importance in understanding the situation and the mental position of an insane person and in certain reasonable circumstances granted them exemption from criminal liability.