A person shall not be excluded from criminal liability if he commits the offence while drunk.
Where inebriation was caused due to accidental circumstances and it has lowered the mental capacity, this circumstance shall be taken into account for mitigating the sentence.
Where inebriation was caused with intent to commit a criminal offence, this circumstance shall be taken into account for aggravating the sentence.
The above-mentioned rules are also applied when the criminal offence is committed under the effect of narcotics or other substances.
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