section 318
Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings.
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973Criminal1973534 sections39 chapters
Chapter XXIV GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
Statutory text
If the accused, though not 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.
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