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BNSS 2023 § 367

Definition

Provision of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 that governs proceedings when the accused appears to be of unsound mind and incapable of making their defence, requiring a judicial inquiry and a medical/psychological assessment, replacing CrPC §§ 328-330.

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