Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
29. Whenever any reception order is made by a Magistrate hnier section 2&..s'esii~n,,24 .QLI s?ci.ion 25, he.may, far aeasobs~to b6 recorded `in` writing,. dir,ect &hat I the mentally $11 person .in vespect of ~J-mm the order is made may he dettained for such period,.noL endcectSdg thirty days 68 Law-22
atention of mentally ill pe~'son pending
his remo- ; :inSsuoh place as `$he` may deem$ qpp~~p~iate;:pen@ngg the aembqal of such val `to` psy- !persQn to a psychiatric hospital or, -psychia.$~ic nu~sing~hoMe:~) `,>t.` chiatric hospital -1, <' . , ; j I L c a , " `1` I , , Or pSY- I I ' 1 I 1 . .,, 1 ,- ' I - I chiaMc 1 I 1 < I j ~ ; `nursing` "I ! I I home. t
I ' I t psovisions in relation to orilgrs under this ChnpfPer
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Time and 30. Where any order under, this Chapter is required to be made on the
manner of bash of a' medlcil certificate, 'such 'braer 'shall' not be &"de h&s$ the medical person who has signed the medical ce?tfficate, or where such order is examination of required to be made on the basis of two medical certificates, the signa- mentally 'tory of the respective cei-tificates, has certified that hb has peri~nally ill &:son. 1 - examined the alleged mentally, ill person,- I
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`(ii)` ip apy other case, not earlier than ten clear .days {wme- 1 diately +fore the d$e of such order:
I , . ~ r o d d c d that where a recepbon order 1s required , 'to bO'hadei od `(he` basis of two Aedical certificates 'such ordei shall 'hot'bk fnaC?$utYless ' the "certificates %%.ow that the signatory of each' .cdrEificate exanlined the alleged mentally ill person independently of the s i g n a t o ~ of' thd' other 'certificate. f . ) - A < * < ') ' , >, , c
A for recep Authority authority- 31. A reception order mapeunder this Chapter sha'll be' 's'ufficieht `1` < tion order.
(i) for the applicant or arsy person aqf;horised by him, or
< . * `A %` (Zi2.-in the'case of a redepthd order made .otfierwis& than an an , appJication, for the person autho~ised so to do 'by the-, authol'ity I making -the 'order, a r F l r l j! "to take the mentally ill person to the place mention&, in such order or b ( d , , < 5 , , ? r fgr his admission and ,treatment' as an ingatiqt in the psychiatric `h s -` 9 . , ,prtal; or psychiatric nursivg home, speciced in the or$er,pr, as the q s e may pe, f ~ r ~ h i s ahmission and detention therein, or.is any psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home to qhich, he may be reqoyed in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and the medical offilcer in charge shall be bound to comply with such order:
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I / ( Provided that in any case where the.medica1 oEcer ir! charge fifibds accommodation in the psychiatric hospital or psycNiatric nursing home inadequate, he shall, after according admission,' intimate tihgt fact fu the Magistrate or the District Court which passed the order and thereupqn th~~3fpgistrate or the Dhtrict Court, as the case ma- bsykhall pass such order as he.,or it :nay deem fit:
Provided further that every reception order shall cease to have ,effect-- I (a) on the expiry of thirty days fiom the'date 'on which it was made, unless within that period,' tde mentally ill person has been admitted.ta the place~~entio~c?d therein, ahd
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(b) on the d5scharge, in accordance with the: provisions of this'' Act, of the mentally ill person. r % L -
k 32. very Magistrate or ~ i s t ~ i e t I' Court making a r&eption b I order copy shall forthwith send a certified copy thereof together with copies of the receprequisite medical certificates and the statement of particulars, to , thg, medical officer in charge of the psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursto be be ing horee to wkich the mentally ill person is to be admitted. `,il` : Officer . , - , . . . , .. A . , , . . ( i in the 313: , a : $ , 7 admission rNo ,.. Magistrate or District Court shall pass a rece&ion order for ?s a n inpatient to, I . , or for the detention of any ., . henth11~ Restric[[tion as ]] ! t o . ill person in, any hsy'chia'tric hospital o r p$ehiatdc, nursing . hope out, sidg thei'$,ate in which : the r ; ~ i ~ i s t r k e . . . . . . . . . ~ or the , ~istrict Court <xerci~ks; , . ... , ; ; i i tric psychia- nws- psychia- nws- nwsj~risdicli~ri: . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . >. . . `,.` .
copy or recep-
tion order to be be sent to medical : Officer
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Restric[[tion as ]] ! t o . , ; ; i i tric psychia- nws- psychia- nws- nws. .. `,.` . ing homes into which :. reception order may direct I admission. , .::: .::: ., . :
Provicl$d that an order for admission or detention intcK~$'in.~ psyehia:. reception tric h0~pit.d~ pr, psychiatric nqping home situ9ted in a,ny pther ~ t a k k a y order may be. if. the' 'Stit; ~ovemrqent has,, .by gener$ o r : specid drder direct and 4fG : J T i , .obtiini& ,.. ,I; the cbnsent, of the G'oveinmerit of such'othqr. State.;' . . . . . . . . ! , . , .::: .::: I admission. au thbrised . . the ,. ~ a ~ i ~ t r ~ t g ' & / i : . . thedistrict court `: 1` , 'in $3. that,, beh41blf. .: . ",' ' ., . :
`: 1` , $3. .: . ., . : 34. If, after the admission of any mend1ly 'ill persofi;td' any psjrchia-' ' tric:.hospital- ox;cp~y~~iat$c 'nuqslpg &me ,,under, <a $eceptiqg., ,q~deg;~it ment of ap@ears that ;the order:.:under: which he :was adq$tt.ed.or de$%ipeq or.,.any:, ., ..order O; of the documents on th$$ba?$s of. which such order was ,made, 5s !,defyctiue : doc^ment, or incorrect, the same may, at any time the'r.eaft'er, be amended ' with thd~'perd?~~i;io~ 'of thg1:;Makistzate or the District Co.urt; by the person, "or persons who sign@ 'the same h d upon such ., ~.;arne~drneDt~ beiagI;rqad.eyj:-, the.order shall have effect and shall be deemed always to have had effect as &,'ft H$d been. &i,g.%nal:ljr madesqas `$0` amended, -or, . 3 ~ the ~aqe be: the docGefits ipon''&h?ch . . it; :was .made'.$ad~;be& 0r~i.qne2~y;-fu;mished.. as so i :: . & a%&n&d .. .'\:' . : , . . i \ , , i . . . 1.. ... ; a,;,: ? ! . . : { .. . . . :!:: . ,..: ',.. *.:. . -! I i. .: . . ! . . . . . . :.;a:,. (- . , . . -.> .. ; . . - '&
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Source: India Code