Section 369 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

Release of person of unsound mind pending investigation or trial. 369. (1) Whenever a person if found under section 367 or section 368 to be incapable of entering defence by reason of unsoundness of mind or intellectual disability, the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, shall, whether the case is one in which … Read more

Section 368 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court. 368. (1) If at the trial of any person before a Magistrate or Court of Session, it appears to the Magistrate or Court that such person is of unsound mind and consequently incapable of making his defence, the Magistrate or Court shall, in the … Read more

Section 367 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

CHAPTER XXVII PROVISIONS AS TO ACCUSED PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND Procedure in case of accused being person of unsound mind 367. (1) When a Magistrate holding an inquiry has reason to believe that the person against whom the inquiry is being held is a person of unsound mind and consequently incapable of making his defence, … Read more