Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 368: Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court
CrPC Section 329 is covered by BNSS Section 368.
- BNSS 368CrPC: 329Changed
Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court.
Nearest medical college is now specified as Government medical college. "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 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
- BNSS 378: Delivery of person of unsound mind to care of relative or friend · CrPC 339
- BNSS 337: Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence · CrPC 300
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