Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
47. (4) Any -mentally ill person other thiin a voluntary patient ref&red to in section 15 or section 16 may, subject to 'any gekieral Idr special order of the State Goveriqnent, ,be. r e p v e d from ,any psychiatric hospital or psychia%bic nursing home to any other hospital 0 ?- ,psyc&iatrie.nursing fiorne within the State, or to any &her psycl~iatrlc hospital or psychiatric nursing home iri any other' 'State with the consynt. of the Government of ,.thqt pther State: -
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^ t 1 1 Provided- +hat ~.lo~mentally ill person admitted to a psyc'iatric'hospitsl or psychiatric nursing home under an order made in pursuance of an agplication made under this Act shall be so removed unless inti&ht%n thereof has been given to the applicant. .;,r I 7
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(2). The*.rState Governmerit may- mhke such general 'or specks1 ordkr a s it t3inks fit directing the removal df any mentally ill prisonkr from ,dhe @lhae $vhi"re he is for %he time beihg detained, to any p~y'cIiBtPi~lispital, psychiatric nursing home, jail or other place of'sa'fe cugtociy in the
,dhe @lhae $vhi"re he is for %he time beihg detained, to any p~y'cIiBtPi~lis-
|||Stateor to any. psychiatric hospital, psychiatricdurirn'ghoma,j&Y.02|
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|||other place of safe custodyiq.qny other State with the consent ofikthd|
|||,,<br>Government of that other State.<br>r ,L f ,|
|||48.Every Srson broughtintoa psychiatric hospital or psychiatric|
|||nursing home under any order made under thii Act, may be detainedor,|
|||asthe case may be, admitvdasan inpatient thereinuntilhe is removed|
|||or is discharged underanylaw, and in case of his escapem msuch<br>hospital or nursing home he may, by virtue of such order, be retaken by.|
|||any. police oficer or ,by the medical officer inchargeorany officerdr|
|||servant of such hospital or nursing home, or byanyother person aidho-|
|||zised in that behalf by the medical officerincharge, and conveyed to,arid|
|||xeceived and detained or, as the case maybe,kept as an inpatient in such|
|||hospital or nursing home:|
|||Provided that in the case of a mentallyillperson (not beingamentally|
|||illprisoner) the power to retake as aforesaid underthissection shallnot|
|||be exercisable after, the expiry of_ a period of one mo&h fromthedate|
|||,<br>5-<br>ofhis escape.|
|||49.Any person aggrieved by any order of a Magistrate, passed wder<br>any of the foregoing provisions may, within sixty days from thedate07|
|||the order, appeal against that order to the District Court within the local|
|||limitsof whose jurisdiction the Maatrate exercised the powersandthe|
|||decision of the District Court on such appeal shall be h l .|
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|||J&I~ULL<br>INQUISZTIONREGARDINGJULEGXDMENTALLYILLP m Nl%s&%Emd|
|||PROPERW,CUSTODYOFHXSPERSONANDMANAGEMENTOFHI6PROPERTY|
|||' ,<br>5G._(1)_Whereanalleged mentallyillperson is possessed of pro&dx,|
|U||an appiication for holding an inquisitionintothe mental condition_q$_|
|||such person may be made either-|
|||*__(a)_by any of his relatives, or|
|||(b)by a public curator appointed under the Indian Succession|
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|||<<br>s<br>t<br>.<br>(c)by the Advocate-General of the Stateinwhich theall&&<br>mentally ill person resides, or<br>(d)where the property of the alleged mentally ill person com-|
|||prises land or interest in land, or where the property or part thereof|
|||isof such a nature as, can, lawfully be entrusted for management to|
|||a Court of Wards established underanylaw for the time beingin|
|||f<br>force in the State, by the Collector of the District in which such land<br>issituate,|
|||to the District Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the|
|||alleged mentally ill person resides.|
|||(2)On receipt of an application under sub-section_( I ) ,_the District|
|||Court shall, by personal service or by such other mode of service asit|
|||maydeem fit, serve3notice on the alleged' mentally ill person to attend|
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Admission, detention and retaking io certain cases.
-3t sw2h &aaat a@ ,%tatJ gu0h.: $im94,9gt m&g; $,a-;~pe,rtifi-&: iq. the- noti.= or shalki iajlike ,%sane$, :,.,s@rys, a n~tice 0g~;the~.~@rfi~1?.~~ having the-, aust~clp ;of .:the alleged mentally ill person to produce such. p.ersan:at the said.piace-and at the said time, for being examined by th,e District Court or by any other pexson, frqm:..whom, ,bhe Distrht- Court rmay `@dl.` . . for ai'rep'@rt cijncerhlng the :mentally ill: person: - : .: - : . . . `C.,` - . . . - , . : , , . I ' . i 'z
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, -... . . . I . .,, ,*: `1` ' ' , ,. ~r&ded. that, .'.,.. , . . . I if .-the alleged . . ill person is a woman, who ~,5~OrcQi*g.,,, t ~ , the ,.cu~t,gq- prev$l@g `ip` the. area, where she reside% or, rjcco,rdiag to, the religion to ;which:$he .b;elongs, ought no$ to be compell,$ .r.: .... :. to..?ppea~ .5... . i.<'public, 'the District Court. may cause! her!.to `ba` examine& bgJssuing cbpis&n.a$lpro~ided, . . in the Code. of Civil Procedure, 1908; :i:: ... ... . .. . . . . ... . .. > . ..
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:i:: ... ... . .. . . . . ... . .. > . .. ( 3 ) A copy if the notice under sub-section `(2)` sh&lalse be senved. upon the applicant and upon any relative of the alleged mentally ill ~$4rggq. o r otkeq p-erson wha, jn the., opinio~% of. the ;District: Cowt, shall . . *.. 1 . . .nptice of. iudicial ..inquisition. tq be held. by it. : . . . .. . . : : ,:, '
~? '1' , ? (4) $or the purpose df holding the inquisition appiieU for, the Di~trict Court may appoint two or more persons to, act as assessors.
. ; i.3~. . oOh p;mp15ji&ri:$f., . . . ,... @quisitiog, , . . i, : I . :i `its` . >.hdihgi . . bn . r. .. . ..' `. ,` . , ? . . . . .;. the ~ist.&t ~ourt'khall record . , ., ' . . . , . . . '-! ,~ , ..i , ,,I . , . .. . , . : . ._ . , 3 . f .. i . ' . . . : . . " , , ,, .. ,
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. , Issued s..j.; `its` . on ~ h ' i b h - ~ , ~ : ~ ' . . fin*gr:. . should ,.!:-% r be given by District Court after inquisition. :)7''
(ii) where such person iq rqent,aUy ill, whether he is incapable of taking care of himself and of managing his property, or incapable :)7'' i- .@I;: managlng 'h?s property only. . - , ,, 1
`52.` (1) Where the District ,Court records a .finding that the aueged fi&%anft 6~ fii.h &u. ill .in&;,6pMad$iiAg;$hi#:$$~pe$t$ Fecs'&-fi.. in :f get' nh&htilly' &d?.is .incapable {t>.shiil `A&&` an'&bder:.f*; of fdkini: > . care `tf&` appointment of a guardian under secti&'k3 titak.&'ka& M hiY'fiersd$ and of a manager under section 54,for the management of his:property. . . \ .: . .
provision for ap.. -,*I? pointidg guardI$ntt ,.; of medzSr : 3 taUyiU ,: `&'==so*` and for manager of property.
?it'] 5,'>>: (2) Where. the District Court. ~ecords a.:fiqding that the ,all,eged men,., r * : - : i . , o . i . . . tally 111' person is in' fa& ' mentally ill and is ' incapable. of $anaging his property but capable of taking care of himself, it shall make an order p,n$er,.,section. .. ,~ 54,regarding thei management of his ,.property..
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. (3) Where the District Court records a finding that the alleged mentally ill person is not mentally ill, it shall dismiss the application.
(4) Wheie the D7strict Court deems fit, it may appoint under subiectioh ($jj)l- the s&e persQn to be the. guardian and manager.
the s&e persQn to be the. guardian and manager. ti ' ' " I . 53. (1)' Where the mentally ill person is incapable of taking care of - himself, the District Court or, where a direction has b+n issued under sub-section (2) of section 54, the Collector of the District, may appoint any suitable person to be his guardian.
Appointment tif guardian of men, tally ill person.
, (2) In the .discharge of his functions under,sub-section ( I ) , the CoUwtor ;hall ,be subject to tha sup,yrvision and control of the State Govern* ~ e n t ,or of any authority appointed by it in that behalf.
; 4 , 1 , mefe the ,prgp&$ky & ;ae !Mdh.t&kly ilp.@&f&em ~ h d `is ihea#&ble` &. .fi,afiaging it is ::such a;s r cafi: .be(. ,ta-kg& cfilarge t of .by. 'a '.Court `bf.` :'Wgwi, under. . iiay law f dr r .&& 'time being h ~ d k ; 7 ' &b '&$triet9 . c&urt &&. `iabthofi&` .. the Coast of !Wards to: take chargkj*df sui3h.p~&p'&it~,:aHd?the~e~lJon fii5$9$4.&: sts&~n@;&nythin.'g; c ~ ~ t a i n e ~ i ~ f i ~ 5 s U ~ h ;i&fx+be. .caB.k6 'df m&,di &$l$.im&$ 9 - .. .m'anag4ment @ f L sG& '.prap&ty . : . `[ifi` / . be:coi.dw&e . ,., . . . . . : , :; `.&th` r#&qaw . . . . . . ,.. -, j[, . ] . ;:[, ] . .?'' [, r ] i'[: ] , t i ; . ,[. ] !: `'L`
Abp&p< *; men@"bxz ... i ~. manager for management of property of mentally ill person.
. . . ,., , . (2) Where the property of the pentally ill person consists in whole or in part of land pr `of` &iy' interest `ib` idnd '4ich baanot $6 taken &a>gi ..! . . of,., by the Court of ~ards,'the District Court may," after obtaining .the ,consent of the ~olledt&' of the District in whick; th'e land' is situate, direct the `C&` Lctbr to take charge of the person and such part of the property or intereaf . . therein of the mentally ill person as cannot be taken' char& of by the Court. of Wards. . . . , . . . : . . . . . . .'. . . . I ' . ,. : : : . i:j
I ' . ,. : : : . i:j : i (3) Where. the management. of .:$he property of the :mentally ill perscapnot .be entrusted to,;the Coyrt. @ Wapds :or .to Ithe~C,oll.ector. under-sub~~ section (1) or sub-s3ti.m .(2), as the case .may be, the. District :%rt -sbl@U; I . . appoint any suitable person to be the manager of such property.
. . '55. Where the piop&f y of irnelitaily'ill &;son h&'bieen &trusted to the ment Csfistolr by the fiibikt 'c6Gri. under so~-sec~~on '(2). of skcd& 54, he J&~,' subject to the control `of'` t&e State lGovernqent or of".knfr au'tlthoritj. '~p'pbinted ' `b` that, behall,: appbint any hitgble person ,I6= ; i ~ k &anage~,~4'4'4~O& propertjr . of mentallj,, ill : Fe;s'ori, , ., , : . . ,_ . ' . $ , . . . . . . . . .. .,:!: i . . . a . .,. .
Appointment `of` manager `b` Collector.
: 1 . : , . . ,,, . 56. . . ' ~ v e r y , person who is appointea la.s!tlie manager cif the p~opdty q &n,fafly , i]] by ?he ,District . ~ & ~ 2 ~ " ' b ~ by" the Cofl&bta &h?fl,"ll,lh ............ sb t&&ired.by appointing autho,$i, into a:bodfor 'subh sdm, in : '> . ' . i ' I . , . ::, ;. ', + £orb a i d k i t h such surkties a&haf aithority, maj. specffy, t6 iec,ou1it-T6!~ . . . . . . . . : , all 'i-eceipts from the property of .the . . . ALntalljr . , . . . . .. , . if1 " ' . . ' . .. , . `i` : / , / b .
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.S7. (1) .No person, w h o is the legal ,.heir or. a mentally 111 person shall be. ,appointed under. -section 53, 54 or 55: to- be the guardian of such mentaJly. ill person or, .as the case may -be, the : m?nager . of, his '&operty unless. .the DistrAct. Court or, as the case may, -be, the Collector, for ~easons . to :be recorded in writing, considers that such apgoin,tment is for the benefit. `olf.` r t b mentally ill person. , : . * 7 , . , . ... . . . . . .' . .. . ,.: . (2) The guardian of a mentally ill perso:mjor%he masager of kne property! or both appointed under 'this Act shall be paid, from out of the property of 'the inentahy ill persoh, :su& allowance a$ the ' appoihfifig' .guthsrity &hy .:hetermin&;! ? ... . ..<, . .
Appointment and remuneration `of` guardians and mangt!=s. ;
I < , ' Du6-6 . , J of guar- , dian and manager.
Source: India Code