Section 84 IPC (insanity) provides that nothing is an offence done by a person who, at the time of doing it, by reason of unsoundness of mind, is INCAPABLE of
AWalking unaided
BSpeaking
CKnowing the nature of the act, or that he is doing what is either wrong or contrary to law
DReading a newspaper
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Knowing the nature of the act, or that he is doing what is either wrong or contrary to law
Section 84 codifies the McNaughten Rules. The test is cognitive — the accused must be incapable of knowing the nature of the act or its wrongness, at the relevant time, due to unsoundness of mind.
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