161. Give the correct response : An intoxicated person is exonerated from liability of his acts provided

A. That the thing which intoxicated him was administered to him without his knowledge or against his will.
B. That at the time of doing it he was in such state of intoxication that he was unable to know the nature of his acts.
C. Both (a) and (b).
D. None of the above.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

179. The accused ravished a girl of 13 years in furtherance of the act of rape placed his hand upon her mouth thereby causing death by suffocation. The sole defence was a plea of drunkenness.

A. Accused is entitled to the benefit of Sec. 85 because drunkenness is excuse in every case.
B. Accused is entitled to the benefit of Sec. 85.
C. Accused is not entitled to the benefit of Sec. 85.
D. Cannot say.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

173. Point out incorrect response. The following are the ingredients of the defence of unsoundness of mind under section 84 I.P.C. :

A. Act must be done by a person of unsound mind.
B. Such person must be incapable of knowing : (i) the nature of the act, or (ii) that the act was contrary to law, or (iii) that the act was wrong.
C. A person must be suffering from some defect of reason whether it is because of some disease of mind or otherwise at the time of commission of the crime.
D. Incapacity must be by reason of unsoundness of mind of the offender and incapacity must exist at the time of doing of the act constituting the offence.
✅ The correct answer is option C.