CrPC § 331 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 331 CrPC — Resumption of inquiry or trial
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 370 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 370 — Resumption of inquiry or trial
(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 appear or be brought before such Magistrate or Court.
(2) When the accused has been released under section 369, and the sureties for his appearance produce him to the officer whom the Magistrate or Court appoints in this behalf, the certificate of such officer that the accused is capable of making his defence shall be receivable in evidence.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 370 in full