BNSS · CHAPTER XXVI — General Provisions As To Inquiries And Trials

Section 357. Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

If the accused, though not a person of unsound mind, cannot be made to understand the proceedings, the Court may proceed with the inquiry or trial; and, in the case of a Court other than a High Court, if such proceedings result in a conviction, the proceedings shall be forwarded to the High Court with a report of the circumstances of the case, and the High Court shall pass thereon such order as it thinks fit.

Source: India Code