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Section 376 - The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
376. Procedure where prisoner of unsound mind is reported capable of making his defence.
If a person is detained under the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 369, and in the case of a person detained in a jail, the Inspector-General of Prisons, or, in the case of a person detained in a public mental health establishment, the Mental Health Review Board constituted under the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, shall certify that, in his or their opinion, such person is capable of making his defence, he shall be taken before the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, at such time as the Magistrate or Court appoints, and the Magistrate or Court shall deal with such person under the provisions of section 371; and the certificate of such Inspector-General or visitors as aforesaid shall be receivable as evidence.
Related Sections
- Section 260: Procedure in cases instituted under sub-section (2) of section 222
- Section 187: Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours
- Section 270: Evidence for defence
- Section 501: Destruction of libellous and other matter
- Section 73: Power to direct security to be taken