Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 367: Procedure in case of accused being person of unsound mind
CrPC Section 328 is covered by BNSS Section 367.
- BNSS 367CrPC: 328Changed
Procedure in case of accused being person of unsound mind.
“person of unsound mine” in the heading replaces “lunatic” Subsection (2) specifies about psychologist to be "of Government hospital or Government medical college" and "mental retardation" is replaced by "intellectual disability".
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
Related BNSS sections
- BNSS 355: Provision for inquiries and trial being held in the absence of accused in certain cases · CrPC 317
- BNSS 160: Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience · CrPC 141
- BNSS 376: Procedure where prisoner of unsound mind is reported capable of making his defence · CrPC 337
- BNSS 377: Procedure where person of unsound mind detained is declared fit to be released · CrPC 338
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