Gangrape Accused Walks Free After Court Finds 'Consent'
crpc_bnss judiciary advanced news_to_lawYaar, did you see what happened in the Delhi gangrape case where the accused walked free? This is literally a textbook example of the 'Mental Capacity' concept in Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or rather, its cousin in the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) - Section 82 which deals with 'Insanity'. Here, the court found the accused to be mentally unstable, hence not responsible for his actions. My papa, a lawyer, said it's a common defence strategy in such cases. He recalled a similar case where a man was accused of murdering his wife, but his defence was that he was possessed by an evil spirit due to a family curse. Papa said it was a weak argument, but it's all about how effectively the defence lawyer presents the case.
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