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INSANITY DEFENSE IN CRIMINAL CASES IN COURTS IN PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-IV).02      10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-IV).02      Published : Dec 2022

Insanity Defense in Criminal Cases in Courts in Pakistan

Abstract

    The insanity defense is an affirmative defense against the criminal liability of a person suffering from mental disorder. Pakistan incorporated McNaughton Rules in section 84 of Pakistan Penal Code, 1898 according to which a person cannot be held guilty of committing a crime if such a person, at the time of the commission of a crime, was suffering from such a mental disorder which rendered him/her incapable of knowing the nature of the act. This article discusses the substantial, procedural, and evidential law on the defense of insanity in Pakistan in criminal cases in light of the judgments of the superior courts. Furthermore, this article discusses the recent developments in criminal law regarding the defense of insanity in Pakistan. The findings of this research hold implications for legislatures, jurists, judges, lawyers, psychiatrists, psychologists, forensic experts, and policy makers.

    Crime, Insanity, Insanity Defense, Proof of Insanity

    (1) Ali Ajmal
    LLM, Law College, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
    (2) Farooq Umair Niazi
    Assistant Professor, Department of Law, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
    (3) Faiza Rasool
    Research Scholar, Institute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
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CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Ajmal, Ali, Farooq Umair Niazi, and Faiza Rasool. 2022. "Insanity Defense in Criminal Cases in Courts in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VII (IV): 11-16 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-IV).02

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    HARVARD : AJMAL, A., NIAZI, F. U. & RASOOL, F. 2022. Insanity Defense in Criminal Cases in Courts in Pakistan. Global Legal Studies Review, VII, 11-16.

MHRA

    MHRA : Ajmal, Ali, Farooq Umair Niazi, and Faiza Rasool. 2022. "Insanity Defense in Criminal Cases in Courts in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VII: 11-16

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    MLA : Ajmal, Ali, Farooq Umair Niazi, and Faiza Rasool. "Insanity Defense in Criminal Cases in Courts in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VII.IV (2022): 11-16 Print.

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    OXFORD : Ajmal, Ali, Niazi, Farooq Umair, and Rasool, Faiza (2022), "Insanity Defense in Criminal Cases in Courts in Pakistan", Global Legal Studies Review, VII (IV), 11-16

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