LawgistThe Code of Criminal Procedure
331Resumption of inquiry or trial
(1) Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 328 or section 329, the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, may at any time after the person concerned has ceased to be of unsound mind, resume the inquiry or trial and require the accused to appear or be brought before such Magistrate or Court.
(2) When the accused has been released under section 330, and the sureties for his appearance produce him to the officer whom the Magistrate or Court appoints in this behalf, the certificate of such officer that the accused is capable of making his defence shall be receivable in evidence.
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PROVISIONS AS TO ACCUSED PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND
- 328 Procedure in case of accused being lunatic
- 329 Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court
- 330 Release of person of unsound mind pending investigation or trial
- 331 Resumption of inquiry or trial
- 332 Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court
- 333 When accused appears to have been of sound mind
- 334 Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
- 335 Person acquitted on such ground to be detained in safe custody
- 336 Power of State Government to empower officer-in-charge to discharge
- 337 Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence
- 338 Procedure where lunatic detained is declared fit to be released
- 339 Delivery of lunatic to care of relative or friend
