CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
333. When accused appears to have been of sound mind
372. When accused appears to have been of sound mind
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
333. When accused appears to have been of sound mind.—When the accused appears to be of sound mind at
the time of inquiry or trial, and the Magistrate is satisfied from the evidence given before him that there is reason to
believe that the accused committed an act, which, if he had been of sound mind, would have been an offence, and
that he was, at the time when the act was committed, by reason of unsoundness of mind, incapable of knowing the
nature of the act or that it was wrong or contrary to law, the Magistrate shall proceed with the case, and, if the
accused ought to be tried by the Court of Session, commit him for trial before the Court of Session.
Legacy / repealed by BNSS India Code — CrPC 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
372. When accused appears to have been of sound mind.—When the accused appears to be of sound
mind at the time of inquiry or trial, and the Magistrate is satisfied from the evidence given before him that
there is reason to believe that the accused committed an act, which, if he had been of sound mind, would
have been an offence, and that he was, at the time when the act was committed, by reason of unsoundness
of mind, incapable of knowing the nature of the act or that it was wrong or contrary to law, the Magistrate
shall proceed with the case, and, if the accused ought to be tried by the Court of Session, commit him for
trial before the Court of Session.
Current law India Code — BNSS 2023