Section 86Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated

Chapter IV — General Exceptions

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In cases where an act done is not an offence unless done with a particular knowledge or intent, a person who does the act in a state of intoxication shall be liable as if he had the same knowledge as he would have had if he had not been intoxicated.

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