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The Indian Lunacy Act 1912, 4 of 1912, (Rep., Act 14 of 1987)

97 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. IX — .
  3. 176 Lunacy. [ACT IV
  4. 2On the day of 19 at [³] in the town village of [or the sub-division of in the district of ] [separat
  5. I — .
  6. 3In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,
  7. IX — .
  8. 4I am the [5] of the said A. B
  9. 5The persons signing the medical certificates which accompany the petition are [1]
  10. 6A statement of particulars relating to the said A. B. accompanies this petition
  11. 7[If that is the fact.] An application for an inquiry into the mental capacity of the said A. B. was
  12. 8Any officer in charge of an asylum may give effect to any order or warrant for the reception and det
  13. 9The Governor General in Council may make rules regulating the procedure for the reception and detent
  14. II — .
  15. 10(1) At the time appointed for the consideration of the petition, the Magistrate may either make a re
  16. 11No reception order shall be made under section 7 or section 10, save in the case of a lunatic who is dangerous and unfit to be at large, unless
  17. 12When any European who is subject to the provisions of the Army Act has been declared a lunatic in ac
  18. 13(1) Every officer in charge of a police-station may arrest or cause to be arrested all persons found
  19. 14Section 14
  20. 15(1) If it appears to the Magistrate, on the report of a police-officer or the information of any oth
  21. 16(1) When any person alleged to be a lunatic is brought before a Magistrate under the provisions of s
  22. 17All acts which the Magistrate is authorized or required to do by sections 14, 15 or 16 may be done i
  23. 18Section 18
  24. 19(1) A reception order required to be founded on a medical certificate shall not be made unless the p
  25. 20Section 20
  26. 21Section 21
  27. 22Subject to the provisions of section 85, no Magistrate shall make a reception order for the admissio
  28. 23When any reception order has been made under sections 7, 10, 14 or 15, the Magistrate may, for reaso
  29. 24An order under section 466 or section 471 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, or under section
  30. III — .
  31. 28(1) The Local Government shall appoint for every asylum not less than three visitors, one of whom at least shall be a medical officer
  32. 29Two or more of the visitors, one of whom shall be a medical officer, shall, once at least in every m
  33. 30(1) When any person is confined under the provisions of section 466 or section 471 of the Code of Cr
  34. 33When any relative or friend of a lunatic detained in any asylum under the provisions of sections 14,
  35. 34If any lunatic detained in an asylum on a reception order made under sections 7, 10, 14, 15 or 17 is
  36. 35(1) Any lunatic may be removed from any asylum
  37. 36Every person received into an asylum under any such order as is required by this Act, may be detaine
  38. 37Section 37
  39. 38Section 38
  40. 39Section 39
  41. 40Section 40
  42. 41Section 41
  43. 42Section 42
  44. 43Section 43
  45. 44Section 44
  46. 45Section 45
  47. 46Section 46
  48. 47Section 47
  49. IV — .—Proceedings in Lunacy in Presidency-towns.)
  50. 48The Court may, on application made to it by petition concerning any matter whatsoever connected with
  51. 49The Court may, if it appears to be just or for the lunatic's benefit, order that any property, movea
  52. 50(1) The manager of the lunatic's estate shall, in the name and on behalf of the lunatic, execute all
  53. 51Where a person, having contracted to sell or otherwise dispose of his estate or any part thereof, af
  54. 52(1) Where a person, being a member of a partnership firm, is found to be a lunatic, the Court may, o
  55. 53Where a lunatic has been engaged in business, the Court may, if it appears to be for the lunatic's b
  56. 54Where a lunatic is entitled to a lease or under-lease, and it appears to be for the benefit of his e
  57. 55If a lunatic is possessed of any immoveable property situate beyond the local limits of the jurisdic
  58. 56(1) If it appears to the Court, having regard to the situation and condition in life of the lunatic
  59. 57Where any stock or Government securities or any share in a company (transferable within British Indi
  60. 58Where any such stock or Government securities or share in a company is or are standing in the name o
  61. 59If it appears to the Court that the unsoundness of mind of a lunatic is in its nature temporary, and
  62. 60(1) When any person has been found under this Chapter to be of unsound mind, and it is subsequently
  63. 61The Court may, from time to time, make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Chapter in matters of lunacy
  64. V — .
  65. 62Whenever any person not subject to the jurisdiction of any of the Courts mentioned in section 37 is
  66. 63(1) Application for such inquisition may be made by any relative of the alleged lunatic or by any pu
  67. 64Section 64
  68. 65Section 65
  69. 66Section 66
  70. 67Section 67
  71. 68Section 68
  72. 69Section 69
  73. 70Section 70
  74. 71Section 71
  75. 72Section 72
  76. 73Section 73
  77. 74Section 74
  78. 75Section 75
  79. 76Section 76
  80. 77Section 77
  81. 78Section 78
  82. 79Section 79
  83. 80Section 80
  84. 81Section 81
  85. 82Section 82
  86. 83Section 83
  87. VI — .
  88. 84The Local Government may establish or license the establishment of asylums at such places as it thinks fit
  89. 85The Governor General in Council may, by any general or special order, direct that Magistrates or Cou
  90. VII — .
  91. 86(1) When any lunatic is admitted to a licensed asylum under a reception order or an order under sect
  92. 87Any money in the possession of a lunatic found wandering at large may be applied by the Magistrate t
  93. 88If a lunatic detained in an asylum on a reception order made under section 14, section 15 or section
  94. 89(1) The Court shall inquire into the matter in a summary way, and on being satisfied that such lunat
  95. 90The liability of any relative or person to maintain any lunatic shall not be taken away or affected by any provision contained in this Act
  96. VIII — .
  97. 91(I) Subject to the control of the Governor General in Council, the Local Government may make rules for all or any of the following purposes, namely:
  98. IX — .—Supplemental Provisions.)
  99. 92All rules made under section 91 shall be published in the local official Gazette, and shall thereupon have effect as if enacted in this Act
  100. IX — .
  101. 93Any person who
  102. 94The provisions of Chapter XLII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, shall, so far as may be, apply to bonds taken under this Act
  103. 95(1) When any sum is payable in respect of pay, pension, gratuity or other similar allowance to any p
  104. 96Subject to any rules, the forms set forth in the First Schedule, with such variation as the circumst
  105. 97No
  106. 98Any officer in charge of an asylum may give effect to any order or warrant for the reception and det
  107. 99The Governor General in Council may make rules regulating the procedure for the reception and detent
  108. 100(1) In the case of orders made before the commencement of this Act under section 7 of the Indian Lun
  109. 101The enactments mentioned in the Second Schedule are repealed to the extent specified in the fourth column thereof