Govt Replaces Mental Illness With Unsound Mind In 3 Criminal Law Bills

The Parliamentary Standing Committee had recommended that the word 'mental illness' may be changed to 'unsound mind' as mental illness is too wide in its import in comparison to unsound mind, as it appears to include even mood swings or voluntary intoxication within its ambit.

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