Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
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Summary
If a person is acquitted because, at the time of the alleged offence, they were by reason of unsoundness of mind incapable of knowing the nature of the act or that it was wrong, the court must state specifically whether the person committed the act or not. The requirement makes the factual question clear even though the accused is acquitted on mental incapacity grounds.
Example
Ravi is accused of smashing a neighbour's shop window. The court finds he was unsound of mind at the time and acquits him on that ground; the judgment must expressly state whether Ravi actually smashed the window or not.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhenever any person is acquitted upon the ground that, at the time at which he is alleged to have committed an offence, he was, by reason of unsoundness of mind, incapable of knowing the nature of the act alleged as constituting the offence, or that it was wrong or contrary to law, the finding shall state specifically whether he committed the act or not.
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