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(1) If at the trial of any person before a Magistrate or Court of Session, it appears to the Magistrate or Court that such person is of unsound mind and consequently incapable of making his defence, the Magistrate or Court shall, in the first instance, try the fact of such unsoundness of mind and incapacity, and if the Magistrate or Court, after considering such medical and other evidence as may be produced before him or it, is satisfied of the fact, he or it shall record a finding to that effect and shall postpone further proceedings in the case. (2) If during trial, the Magistrate or Court of Session finds the accused to be of unsound mind, he or it shall refer such person to a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist for care and treatment, and the psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, as the case may be, shall report to the Magistrate or Court whether the accused is suffering from unsoundness of mind: Provided that if the accused is aggrieved by the information given by the psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, as the case may be, to the Magistrate, he may prefer an appeal before the Medical Board which shall consist of— (a) head of psychiatry unit in the nearest Government hospital; and (b) a faculty member in psychiatry in the nearest Government medical college. (3) If the Magistrate or Court is informed that the person referred to in sub-section (2) is a person of unsound mind, the Magistrate or Court shall further determine whether the unsoundness of mind renders the accused incapable of entering defence and if the accused is found so incapable, the Magistrate or Court shall record a finding to that effect and shall examine the record of evidence produced by the prosecution and after hearing the advocate of the accused but without questioning the accused, if the Magistrate or Court finds that no prima facie case is made out against the accused, he or it shall, instead of postponing the trial, discharge the accused and deal with him in the manner provided under section 369: Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court. Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 115 ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 115 ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯗꯤꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯅꯁꯥꯏꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯥꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯤꯅꯤꯀꯦꯜꯁꯥꯏꯀꯣꯂꯣꯖꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯅ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯇꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕꯄꯥꯎꯑꯗꯨꯅꯑꯋꯥꯕꯄꯤꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯃꯦꯗꯤꯀꯦꯜꯕꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯀꯤꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄꯌꯥꯏꯃꯗꯨꯗꯌꯥꯎꯒꯅꯤ: (a) ꯈ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤꯅꯛꯄꯒꯚꯔꯃꯦꯟꯠꯍꯣꯁꯄꯤꯇꯥꯜꯒꯤꯁꯥꯏꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯥꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯌꯨꯅꯤꯠꯀꯤꯃꯀꯣꯛ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ (b) ꯈ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤꯅꯛꯄꯒꯚꯔꯃꯦꯟꯠꯃꯦꯗꯤꯀꯦꯜꯀꯣꯂꯦꯖꯒꯤꯁꯥꯏꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯥꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯒꯤꯐꯦꯀꯜꯇꯤꯃꯦꯝꯕꯔꯑꯃ꯫ (꯳) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯆꯥꯡꯌꯦꯡꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗ, ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯗꯨꯅꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯳꯶꯹ꯒꯤꯆꯠꯅ-ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (꯴) ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯗꯨꯗꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯲) ꯗꯄꯟꯈ꯭ꯔꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯋꯥꯈꯜꯇꯥꯗꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯈꯪꯍꯜꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯋꯥꯈꯜꯐꯗꯕꯑꯗꯨꯅꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯉꯥꯛ-ꯁꯦꯟꯕꯗꯆꯪꯁꯤꯟꯕꯉꯝꯗ꯭ꯔꯕ꯭ꯔꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯨꯃꯈꯥꯇꯥꯅ ꯂꯦꯞꯀꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯑꯗꯨꯛꯀꯤꯃꯇꯤꯛꯇꯧꯕꯉꯝꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯊꯤꯒꯠꯄꯑꯃꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯅꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯒꯤꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯑꯗꯨꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯎꯀꯤꯜꯑꯗꯨꯇꯥꯔꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯗꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯥꯏꯃꯥꯐꯥꯁꯤꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯠꯇꯁꯦꯝꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯍꯥꯏꯕꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛꯑꯗꯨꯆꯩꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯳꯶꯹ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯑꯗꯨꯗꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯋꯥꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯗꯨꯅꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇꯋꯥꯈꯜꯋꯥꯠꯂꯤꯍꯥꯏꯕꯈꯪꯂꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯥꯏꯃꯥ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯭ ꯌꯦꯒꯤ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃ ꯁꯦꯝꯂꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯁꯥꯏꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯥꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯤꯅꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯣꯂꯣꯖꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯒꯤꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯗ, ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯂꯥꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜꯑꯗꯨꯂꯦꯞꯀꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ369ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯇꯧꯅꯕꯌꯥꯊꯪꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯵) ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯲) ꯗꯄꯟꯈ꯭ꯔꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯋꯥꯈꯜꯋꯥꯠꯄꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯗꯨꯗ ꯈꯪꯍꯜꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯋꯥꯠꯄꯑꯗꯨꯅꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯉꯥꯛ-ꯁꯦꯟꯕꯗꯆꯪꯁꯤꯟꯕꯉꯝꯗ꯭ꯔꯕ꯭ꯔꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯨꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯃꯈꯥꯇꯥꯅ ꯂꯦꯞꯀꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯅ ꯑꯗꯨꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯉꯝꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛꯑꯗꯨꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ369ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒ ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯁꯥꯅꯕꯑꯌꯥꯕꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ꯫