Section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with procedure where prisoner of Unsound mind is reported Capable of making his Defence. Under the new law this is Section 376 of the BNSS.
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Section 337 CrPC - Procedure where prisoner of Unsound mind is reported Capable of making his Defence
Section 337 CrPC is now
Section 376 of the BNSS
- the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
- Act
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Section
- 337 - Procedure where prisoner of Unsound mind is reported Capable of making his Defence
- New provision
- Section 376 BNSS
CrPC → BNSS: what changed
| This section | Change | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Section 376 BNSS | Modified | "person of unsound mind" replaces "lunatic" , "lunatic asylum, the visitors of such asylum or any two of them," is replaced by "public mental health establishment, the Mental Health Review Board constituted under the Mental Health care Act, 2017(10 of 2017) " . |
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