Lawgist122Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
Where any accused person, having been found by reason of unsoundness of mind to be incapable of making his defence, is in custody or under detention under section 121, any officer prescribed in this behalf, may,--
(a) if such person is in custody under sub-section (4) of section 121, on the report of a medical officer that he is capable of making his defence, or
(b) if such person is detained in a jail under sub-section (5) of section 121 on a certificate of the Inspector-General of Prisons, and if such person is detained in a lunatic asylum under the said subsection, on a certificate of any two or more of the visitors of such asylum and if he is detained in any other place under that sub-section, on a certificate of the prescribed authority, that he is capable of making his defence,
take steps to have such person tried by the same or another Assam Rifles Court for the offence with which he was originally charged or, if the offence is a civil offence, by a criminal court.
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- 104 Presiding officer
- 105 Law Officer
- 106 Challenges
- 107 Oath of member, Law Officer and witness
- 108 Voting by members
- 109 General rule as to evidence
- 110 Judicial notice
- 111 Summoning of witness
- 112 Documents exempted from production
- 113 Commission for examination of witness
- 114 Examination of witness on commission
- 115 Conviction of offences not charged
- 116 Presumption as to signatures
- 117 Enrolment paper
- 118 Presumption as to certain documents
- 119 Reference by accused to Government officer
- 120 Evidence of previous convictions and general character
- 121 Lunacy of accused
- 122 Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
- 123 Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 122
- 124 Release of lunatic accused
- 125 Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
- 126 Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial
- 127 Order of disposal of property regarding which offences is committed
- 128 Powers of Assam Rifles Court in relation to proceedings under this Act
