👉 Non-castigation is a legal concept in which a person cannot be held responsible for their own actions due to an absence of criminal intent. In other words, if someone commits a crime but does not intend to commit it, they are considered innocent and cannot be held accountable. Non-castigate is often used in the context of cases involving minors or those who have been wrongly accused. This means that the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not intend to commit the crime,