Section 43. (1) Any person (not being a mentally ill prisoner) detained in puksuance ofz an ofdep made under thi

43. (1) Any person (not being a mentally ill prisoner) detained in puksuance ofz an ofdep made under this A d who feels that he 'ha$ ,recov'ered'.from.his mental illn'ess, may make an application to the Maas- ' tratd,' wh& ?de&ssary uhdkr the p$ovisions of this Act, for Nis 'discharge from %:he psjr~hiatrii: 'hbspital or ip~ychi8tric nursihg home. Discharge of person `en` his request. i , fy: `18871` Mental Health 4 , . `165` : (1Iij sh,d b;F5il&~p~rted . l i :;. 1 . .,' (2) . An application made un.der ~ub~sectioq . ? : (1Iij sh,d i:,,X,B hospital or isyihiatric nursing home wheie'the applicant is 6 ' certificate either (Som,the..qedical pPffi&ieerLiin.,hi?rge I . . ., . .,. Li . . treatment or from a psychiatrist. p ~ $ ~ T . p s ~ a h i . ~ t z i c . . . . . . . . : 2 , , : : . .. > . . . . [ : . . . . . . . .,,; `~,>'!!:qji'.>:` : i . l ' "' : ... : , j . . i.. , : . . . . . ! : . . ; , 43) The M.agi,strate may,, after? : making .such!inquiryyl a&h@c&&Y fit, pass an order diseba~ging. the p,erson :or dismisshlg. thei :applikati.ory : I il . . , . ., . I .:: >:.,, ,., .. ; . : . . .. ', . 1 . . 44. If any person detained: -in a. psychiatric: hospital or :psychiatric ,nursiqg' home in pursuance of a reception order: made under .thi.s::Ac% -is ,subseq~uentlp; found, `op` an held. in l.accOrdauce with the;-;provisions of Chapter VI, VI, to be of sound mind or..capable; oftitaking:. carsj~f himself and managing his affairs, the medical ,officer in charge shall forthwith, on the producticn of a copv of such finding -duly c e d i ~ e d by the District Court, discharge such person from such. hokpit~l~ home, . . . . , < :. ~GT . ?iu.ii.kig . . . . ?*. i.Lj _., . , - > ' . . , ' . . . . ,,.( ... . . . . . ..,! : Leave of absen& . ., . . . ..:>:. . . ..:::.. ... .[-. ] .. .. , > , . . . , , . . , & . . _ ./ . . . . . . . : . . . . . < : : . Discharge `of` person `subse-` quently found on inqmsition to be uf sound mind. visions of Chapter VI, VI, to be of sound mind or..capable; oftitaking:. carsj~f ?*. r-??q . . . : . 45. (1) An application for leave of absence on behalf of any meritally Leave of `ab.` sence. ill person (not being a mentally ill prisoner) undergoing treatment as an inpatient in any psychiatric hospital or nursing home may be made to the medical officer in charge,?, , - . I [ C (a) in the case of a person who was admitted on the applicatibn of the husband or wife, by th- hilrbaq? or wife qf such pentally ill person,' or where by reason of mental or physical illness, absence from India or otherwise, the husband or wife is not in a po,sitioly to make such'application. by any other relative of the mentally ill person duly authorised by the husband or wife, or I I " ' (b) in the case of any other person. by the person &nl,wbose `a p` plication the merltally ill persnn was ,admitted: Provided that no agplication under this sub-section shall be made by a person who has not attained tln'e age of majority. (2). Every application under sub-section (1) shall be accompanied ,@?, a ,.bond, w i t h . F , withcut su~eties for such ; a q q `3 ~ ~ .` the medical 'o.ficer,:in . '.charge . . . b a y . p&ify, undertaking. . , . . , : .. ! . . . .. , ::?'.. .; : . . .t.',' . . ..i! . .: ... . r ,.. : , . , . .::::.;. ,;"< .>; ( , ! <. ,.: . . . a..: . , . . c ) * (i) to take p;.dper care ofdthe mentally . . ill person, ........ (ii) to prevent the mentally ill person from causing injuvj to himself or to cthers, and , . . . g , . ;-. (iili) to bring ba.ck the mentally i1.l person . to the psychiatric `1` expiry. of 'the period hospit,al or, as the case ma;y be, psychiatric nursidg: nf leave:' . . ,h6me.,. I : . 8 , o n the . i 5 j > ; i , , ! . 2 ;. j ! i . . f j i t< ;:,> .' I . li .., . . < . J i - . . , . < * . ,. .,. .,Tr: , ' ui ,.:. .; . I +:., : . . . .'. ,*, . ,' I I , (3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (I), the[, ] medical officer in charge may grant leave nf absence to the mentally ill person' for such period as the medical officer in charge may deem necessam and subject to such conditions as may, in - the interests o f fhe hea1th;and per. sonal safety of- the mentally. ill person or ifor >the. protectipln; o;f .ohbers,ilhe : s~ecified in the. order : . . . . . ,: .> . . I . , , . ........ ,,; < . . ' . . i.? " . , : . , .,: .., . ACT 14 `46` 6 Mental Health Grant ot lekve of absence by magistrate. Removal of mentally ill parson from one psychiatric hospital or psyctliatric nursing home to any other psychiatric hospital or psychiatric DUrsing home. " "~Wulidid that. the' total n m b e r of days f ~ r whlc]i leave of 'a&?nc,e 2id&y:bbcsgi&& -to a patient un%r this sub-section shallnot ?+&c&$ Mx2Qnc&$-jis, " r' (4) Where the mentally ill person is not brought back to the `psy-` ~ ~ & ~ t r i e d - m @ i t a l ~ psgilhiatric \nunsing home .on the expi,* of' th6 leave o r ~ gran&cir&~:hirn 'under this section, the medical "6-cer 'in' ffhaage ahdl forthwith report that fact to the Magistrate within the local limits of whose $~isdictiion .-meh hbspital, or nursing1 >home is situate `an&` the hfa&st$alfie.anay; &tea rnakmg sueh 'iriquiiry as he may deem fit, mske an .o~qier,~d%rdeting, him to be brought back to the spsybhiatric hospital or :psyahiatnic tnursing Ilome, as the case may be. ($) N~thing .contained in this section shall ibpply to a voluratasy . p)&tieqt ~;efprred..$o <inr septjon 15 or section 16 and ahe provisions of .sac- tion 18 shall apply to ldm.