No person shall be found guilty where he mistakenly believes in the existence of circumstances that, if it existed, would provide a defense under Articles 24 –32.
Penal Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues this English expression as an unofficial translation; Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation.
Article 36
Mistake in Defences · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
Sub-Article (1) does not apply where the mistaken belief is a result of negligence, or where the belief is formed while in a state of self-induced intoxication.