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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Section 372
When Accused Appears to Have Been of Sound Mind.
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023