357. 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.
CrPC Section 318 in BNSS: Section 357
Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
Section 318 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings) corresponds to Section 357 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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