Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 374: Person acquitted on ground of unsoundness of mind to be detained in safe custody
CrPC Section 335 is covered by BNSS Section 374.
- BNSS 374CrPC: 335Changed
Person acquitted on ground of unsoundness of mind to be detained in safe custody.
"public mental health establishment" replaces "lunatic asylum", and "Mental Health care Act, 2017(10 of 2017" replaces "Indian LunacyAct,1912 (4 of 1912)".
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 337: Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence · CrPC 300
- BNSS 47: Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail · CrPC 50
- BNSS 377: Procedure where person of unsound mind detained is declared fit to be released · CrPC 338
- BNSS 305: Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody · CrPC 270
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