326. Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another. (1) Whenever any Judge or Magistrate after having heard and recorded the whole or any part of the evidence in an inquiry or a trial, ceases to exercise jurisdiction therein and is succeeded by anotherRead…

327. Court to be open. (1) The place in which any criminal Court is held for the purpose of inquiring into or trying any offence shall be deemed to be an open Court to which the public generally may have access, so far as the same can conveniently contain them:Read…

328. Procedure in case of accused being lunatic. (1) When a Magistrate holding an inquiry has reason to believe that the person against whom the inquiry is being held is of unsound mind and consequently incapable of making his defence, the Magistrate shall inquire into the fact of such unsoundnessRead…

329. Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court. (1) If at the trial of any person before a Magistrate or Court of Session, it appears to the Magistrate or Court that such person is of unsound mind and consequently incapable of making his defence, the MagistrateRead…

330. Release of person of unsound mind pending investigation or trial. (1) Whenever a person if found under section 328 or section 329 to be incapable of entering defence by reason of unsoundness of mind or mental retardation, the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be shall, whether theRead…

331. Resumption 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,Read…

332. Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court. (1) If, when the accused appears or is again brought before the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, the Magistrate or Court considers him capable of making his defence, the inquiry or trial shall proceed. (2) If the MagistrateRead…

333. When accused appears to have been of sound mind. When the accused appears to be of sound mind at the time of inquiry or trial, and the Magistrate is satisfied from the evidence given before him that there is reason to believe that the accused committed an act, which,Read…

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 asRead…

335. Person acquitted on such ground to be detained in safe custody. (1) Whenever the finding states that the accused person committed the act alleged, the magistrate or Court before whom or which the trial has been held shall, if such act would, but for the incapacity found have constitutedRead…

336. Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge. The State Government may empower the officer in charge of the jail in which a person is confined under the provisions of section 330 or section 335 to discharge all or any of the functions of the Inspector-GeneralRead…

337. Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence. If such person is detained under the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 330, and in the case of a person detained in a jail, the Inspector-General of Prisons, or, in the case of a person detained inRead…

338. Procedure where lunatic detained is declared fit to be released. (1) If such person is detained under the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 330, or section 335 and such Inspector-General or visitors shall certify that, in his or their judgment, he may be released without danger of hisRead…

339. Delivery of lunatic to care of relative or friend. (1) Whenever any relative or friend of any person detained under the provisions of section 330 or section 335 desires that he shall be delivered to his care and custody, the State Government may, upon the application of such relativeRead…

340. Procedure in cases mentioned in section 195. (1) When upon an application made to it in this behalf or otherwise any Court is of opinion that it is expedient in the interest of justice that an inquiry should be made into any offence referred to in clause (b) ofRead…

341. Appeal. (1) Any person on whose application any Court other than a High Court has refused to make a complaint under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 340, or against whom such a complaint has been made by such Court, may appeal to the Court to which suchRead…