Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making hisdefence
Section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making hisdefence. Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence.If such person is detained under the provisions of sub-section (2)of section 330 and in the case of a person detained in a jail, the Inspector-General of Prisons, or, in the case of a person detained in a lunatic asylum, the The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1974. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.
Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence.If such person is detained under the provisions of sub-section (2)of section 330 and in the case of a person detained in a jail, the Inspector-General of Prisons, or, in the case of a person detained in a lunatic asylum, the visitors of such asylum or any two of them shall certify that, in his or their opinion, such person is capable of making his defence, he shall be taken before the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, at such time as the Magistrate or Court appoints, and the Magistrate or Court shall deal with such person under the provisions of section 332 ; and the certificate of such Inspector-General or visitors as aforesaid shall be receivable as evidence.
Section 337, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).
Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
BNSS 376 Procedure where prisoner of unsound mind is reported capable of making his defence Close, with changes 67%
Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.
Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
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Questions about Section 337
What does Section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with?
Section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is headed "Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making hisdefence". Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence.If such person is detained under the provisions of sub-section (2)of section 330 and in the case of a person detained in a jail, the Inspector-General of Prisons, or, in the case of a person detained in a lunatic asylum, the
How do I find court cases under Section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: CRPC 337, section 337 CRPC, section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 330 (Release of lunatic pending investingaion or trial), section 332 (Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNSS 376 (Procedure where prisoner of unsound mind is reported capable of making his defence), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?
Section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 337, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.
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