BNSS357
BNSS Section 357: Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
Ch XXVI · General Provisions as to Inquiries and Trials
Gazette p.122
Verbatim · BNSS357. Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings. —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.
Cite as: Section 357, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023)