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Section 333 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
333.When accused appears to have been of sound mind.-
When the accused appears to be of sound mind at the time of inquiry or trial, and the Magistrate is satisfied from the evidence given before him that there is reason to believe that the accused committed an act, which, if he had been of sound mind, would have been an offence, and that he was, at the time when the act was committed, by reason of unsoundness of mind, incapable of knowing the nature of the act or that it was wrong or contrary to law, the Magistrate shall proceed with the case, and, if the accused ought to be tried by the Court of Session, commit him for trial before the Court of Session.
Related Sections
- Section 428: Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment
- Section 186: High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
- Section 229: Conviction on plea of guilty
- Section 315: Accused person to be competent witness
- Section 202: Postponement of issue of process
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