Criminal Procedure Code · Updated to 1 May 2023 · Chapter XXXIII · Persons of Unsound Mind
343. Certificate of Medical Director
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Magistrate shall proceed with the trial.
*NOTE—Mental Disorders Ordinance 1952 [Ord. 31/1952] has been repealed by the Mental Health Act 2001 [Act 615], w.e.f. 15 June 2010.
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If the Medical Director shall certify that that person is of unsound mind and incapable of making his defence the Court shall, if satisfied of the fact, find accordingly, and thereupon the trial shall be postponed.
Court
“Court” means the High Court, a Sessions Court, or a Magistrate’s Court of any class, as the context may require;
The certificate of the Medical Director shall be receivable as evidence under this section.
If the accused person is certified to be of unsound mind and incapable of making his defence it shall not be necessary for him to be present in Court during proceedings under this section.