Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 357
Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
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BNSS Section 357 deals with procedure where accused does not understand proceedings and replaces CrPC 318.
Bare act text — BNSS 357
357. 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.
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What was BNSS Section 357 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 357 (Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings) replaces Section 318 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 318 is now BNSS 357.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 352 — Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments
- BNSS 353 — Accused person to be competent witness
- BNSS 354 — No influence to be used to induce disclosure
- BNSS 355 — Provision for inquiries and trial being held in absence of accused in certain cases
- BNSS 356 — Inquiry, trial or judgment in absentia of proclaimed offender
- BNSS 358 — Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence
- BNSS 359 — Compounding of offences
- BNSS 360 — Withdrawal from prosecution
- BNSS 361 — Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of
- BNSS 362 — Procedure when after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed