{"id":32717,"date":"2026-09-21T06:22:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T06:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=32717"},"modified":"2026-09-21T06:28:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T06:28:06","slug":"brain-tumor-criminal-responsibility-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/brain-tumor-criminal-responsibility-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurological Pathologies and Criminal Responsibility: Brain Tumors as Exonerating Conditions in Indian Jurisprudence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/span>Background<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Neurological conditions such as brain tumors and temporal lobe epilepsy profoundly affect cognition, impulse control, and social behavior. Tumors in the frontal, temporal, hypothalamic, corpus callosum, and association areas can trigger aggression, disinhibition, and violent acts. Temporal lobe epilepsy, historically linked to hyperreligiosity and ecstatic seizures, has influenced literature, philosophy, and jurisprudence. While international courts have occasionally accepted such conditions as mitigating or exonerating, Indian jurisprudence remains underdeveloped, relying on general insanity provisions under IPC\/BNSS.<\/p>

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