(1)If an accused, though not of unsound mind, cannot understand or be made to understand the proceedings, the court may proceed with the trial.
Section history
Section 292 — Procedure when accused does not understand proceedings
As in force on 2 January 2021.
(2) For all courts other than the General Division of the High Court, if the trial results in a conviction, then the court must forward the proceedings to the General Division of the High Court with a report of the circumstances of the case and the General Division of the High Court must make such order or pass such sentence as it thinks fit.