Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
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Summary
When a person is acquitted because, at the time of the alleged offence, they were mentally unsound and could not understand the nature of the act or that it was wrong or against law, the judgment must state specifically whether the person committed the act or not. The finding must be clear about the factual commission of the act.
Example
Ravi is accused of hitting a neighbour during an altercation. Medical and witness evidence show he was mentally unsound at the time, so the court acquits him on that ground. The judgment must still say specifically whether Ravi actually struck the neighbour 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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