Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 378: Delivery of person of unsound mind to care of relative or friend
CrPC Section 339 is covered by BNSS Section 378.
- BNSS 378CrPC: 339Changed
Delivery of person of unsound mind to care of relative or friend.
The words "person of unsound mind" replace "lunatic" in the heading.
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 48: Obligation of person making arrest to inform about the arrest, etc , to relative or friend · CrPC 50A
- BNSS 521: Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial · CrPC 475
- BNSS 376: Procedure where prisoner of unsound mind is reported capable of making his defence · CrPC 337
- BNSS 368: Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court · CrPC 329
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