Day: November 10, 2019

Insanity Defense: A Loophole for criminals.

INSANITY DEFENSE: A LOOPHOLE FOR CRIMINALS Author: Ms. Kashish Khurana & Aaradhy Shrivastava, School of Law Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal. Insanity Defense or Plea is defined as, “The insanity defense refers to a defense that a defendant can plead in a criminal trial. In an insanity defense, the defendant admits the action, but asserts a lack of culpability based on mental illness”.