If an accused is acquitted on 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 as constituting the offence or that it was wrong or contrary to law, the finding must state specifically whether he committed the act or not.
Section history
Section 251 — Acquittal on ground of unsound mind
As in force on 18 December 2018.
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- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 18 December 2018 You are here
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
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