This section covers act of person with mental illness in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).
Act of a person of unsound mind. Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who, at the time of doing it, by reason of unsoundness of mind, is incapable of knowing the nature of the act, or that he is doing what is either wrong or contrary to law.
What was the old IPC code for Section 22 of BNS 2023?
In the Indian Penal Code, act of person with mental illness was covered in S. 84*.