Section 24N/AEXCEPTION
Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated.
Full Text
In cases where an act done is not an offence unless done with a particular intention or knowledge, a person who does the act in a state of intoxication shall be liable to be dealt with as if he had the same knowledge as he would have had if he had not been intoxicated, unless the thing which intoxicated him was administered to him without his knowledge or against his will.
Plain English Summary
Presumes a person has common knowledge even when intoxicated, unless intoxication was involuntary.
Punishment
N/A
Practical Note
This avoids the "drunkard's loophole" for crimes requiring specific knowledge.
हिंदी पाठ
उन दशाओं में, जहाँ कि कोई किया गया कार्य अपराध नहीं होता यदि वह किसी विशिष्ट आशय या ज्ञान के बिना न किया गया हो, जो व्यक्ति वह कार्य मत्तता की हालत में करता है, वह इस प्रकार बरता जाने के दायित्व के अधीन होगा मानो उसे वही ज्ञान था जो उसे होता यदि वह मत्त न होता, जब तक कि वह चीज़ जिससे उसकी मत्तता हुई थी, उसे उसके ज्ञान के बिना या उसकी इच्छा के विरुद्ध न दी गई हो।