Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 377: Procedure where person of unsound mind detained is declared fit to be released
CrPC Section 338 is covered by BNSS Section 377.
- BNSS 377CrPC: 338Changed
Procedure where person of unsound mind detained is declared fit to be released.
The words "person of unsound mind" replace "lunatic" in the heading. "public mental health establishment" replaces "lunatic asylum".
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 374: Person acquitted on ground of unsoundness of mind to be detained in safe custody · CrPC 335
- BNSS 479: Maximum period for which an undertrial prisoner can be detained · CrPC 436A
- BNSS 58: Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours · CrPC 57
- BNSS 368: Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court · CrPC 329
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