How does india decide insanity pleas? A review of high court judgments in the past decade

How does india decide insanity pleas? A review of high court judgments in the past decade

Background: The Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) describes how Indian courts have to deal with 'the act of an unsound person'. This study was undertaken with the objectives of estimating the success rate of insanity pleas in Indian High Courts and determining the factors associate...

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Main Authors: Parthasarathy Ramamurthy, Vijay Chathoth, Pradeep Thilakan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
Criminal liability
insanity defence
McNaughton's rules
mens rea Key message: a) The success rate of insanity pleas in Indian High Courts was a modest 17%. b) Lower court verdict
documentary proof of mental illness and psychiatrist's opinion were associated with the success of insanity pleas.
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2019;volume=41;issue=2;spage=150;epage=154;aulast=Ramamurthy

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