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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Accused in Murder Case Due to Insanity Defense. Appellant Acquitted Under Section 302 IPC as Evidence Showed Mental Illness Disabling Her from Knowing Nature of Act Under Section 84 IPC and Section 105 Evidence Act, 1872.

The appeal arose from a murder conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, where the appellant, Sumitra Bai, was convicted for killin...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Insanity Defence Under Section 84 IPC and Burden of Proof Under Section 105 Evidence Act. The court held that insanity must be legal, not medical, to exempt from criminal liability, with the accused bearing the burden of proof on a preponderance of probabilities standard.

The judgment involved an appeal where the appellant raised the plea of insanity under Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, seeking reversal of a...