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BNSS Section 372: When accused appears to have been of sound mind

Section 372 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with when accused appears to have been of sound mind. It replaces CrPC 333 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

Text of BNSS Section 372

372. 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.

Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind.

CrPC sections replaced

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