BNSS 371 — Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

(1)  If,  when  the  accused
appears  or  is  again  brought  before  the  Magistrate  or Court,  as  the  case  may  be,  the  Magistrate  or  Court
considers him capable of making his defence, the inquiry or trial shall proceed.
(2)  If  the  Magistrate  or  Court  considers  the  accused to  be  still incapable  of  making  his  defence,  the
Magistrate or Court shall act according to the provisions of section 367 or section 368, as the case may be,
and if the accused is found to be of unsound mind and consequently incapable of making his defence, shall
deal with such accused in accordance with the provisions of section 369.

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