CrPC § 318 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 318 CrPC — Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 357 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 357 — Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
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. BNSS 357 in full