Section 371 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court. 371. (1) If, when the accused appears or is again brought before the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, the Magistrate or Court considers him capable of making his defence, the inquiry or trial shall proceed. (2) If the Magistrate or Court considers the accused … Read more

Section 370 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

Resumption of inquiry or trial. 370. (1) Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 367 or section 368, the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, may at any time after the person concerned has ceased to be of unsound mind, resume the inquiry or trial and require the accused to … Read more

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