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Old Friday, March 21, 2014
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Originally Posted by ishaqswat2000 View Post
is it a defense in if a person commit a criminal act in sleepwalking ? like assault or rape etc ... kindly add some references if possible . thanks
In such a case the person is neither of sound mind and nor he is having any intention of such offence however he is liable as the burden of proof lies on him to prove that he did this due to sleeping state of mind.Thus depend on facts and circumstances of the case.
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