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Section 318 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
318.Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings.-
If the accused, though not 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.
Related Sections
- Section 62: Summons how served
- Section 5: Saving
- Section 363: Copy of judgment to be given to the accused and other persons
- Section 373: Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behaviour
- Section 449: Appeal from orders under section 446
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