BNSS § 357 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 357 BNSS — Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings

Replaces CrPC 318 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.

The text

If the accused, though not a person of unsound mind, cannot be made to understand the proceedings, the Court may proceed with the inquiry or trial; and, in the case of a Court other than a High Court, if such proceedings result in a conviction, the proceedings shall be forwarded to the High Court with a report of the circumstances of the case, and the High Court shall pass thereon such order as it thinks fit.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.

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