Code of Criminal Procedure
CrPC 334 is now BNSS 373.
Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXV
s. 334
Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
Whenever any person is acquitted upon the ground that, at the time at which he is alleged to have committed an offence, he was, by reason of unsoundness of mind, incapable of knowing the nature of the act alleged as constituting the offence, or that it was wrong or contrary to law, the finding shall state specifically whether he committed the act or not.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXVII
s. 373
Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind.
Whenever any person is acquitted upon the ground that, at the time at which he is alleged to have committed an offence, he was, by reason of unsoundness of mind, incapable of knowing the nature of the act alleged as constituting the offence, or that it was wrong or contrary to law, the finding shall state specifically whether he committed the act or not.
Text from India Code