CrPC Section 332: Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 25: Provisions as
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
332. Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court.- (1) If, when the accused appears or is again brought before the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, the Magistrate or Court considers him capable of making his defence, the inquiry or trial shall proceed.
(2) If the Magistrate or Court considers the accused to be still incapable of making his defence, the Magistrate or Court shall act according to the provisions or section 328 or section 329, as the case may be, and if the accused is found to be of unsound mind and consequently incapable of making his defence, shall deal with such accused in accordance with the provisions of section 330.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 328. Procedure in case of accused being lunatic
- 329. Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court
- 330. Release of lunatic pending investigation or trial
- 331. Resumption of inquiry or trial
- 333. When accused appears to have been of sound mind
- 334. Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
- 335. Person acquitted on such ground to be detained in safe custody
- 336. Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge
- 337. Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence
- 338. Procedure where lunatic detained is declared fit to be released
- 339. Delivery of lunatic to care of relative or friend