# \#section22

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## [Section 22 of BNS: Legal Protection for Mentally Unsound Persons](https://citizen.complainthub.org/t/section-22-of-bns-legal-protection-for-mentally-unsound-persons/20955)

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Section 22 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) states that if a person commits an act while suffering from unsoundness of mind, making them incapable of understanding the nature of the act or that it…