BNSS 357 — Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

If  the  accused,  though  not  a
person of unsound mind, cannot be made to understand the proceedings, the Court may proceed with the
inquiry or trial; and, in the case of a Court other than a High Court, if such proceedings result in a conviction,
the proceedings shall be forwarded to the High Court with a report of the circumstances of the case, and the
High Court shall pass thereon such order as it thinks fit.

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