CrPC 333 — When accused appears to have been of sound mind

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Statutory text

When the accused appears to be of sound mind at
the time of inquiry or trial, and the Magistrate is satisfied from the evidence given before him that there is reason to
believe  that  the  accused committed an act,  which, if he  had been of sound  mind,  would have  been an offence, and
that he was, at the time when the act was committed, by reason of unsoundness of mind, incapable of knowing the
nature  of  the  act  or  that  it  was  wrong  or  contrary  to  law,  the  Magistrate  shall  proceed  with  the  case,  and,  if  the accused ought to be tried by the Court of Session, commit him for trial before the Court of Session.

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