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Section 251 — Acquittal on ground of unsound mind

As in force on 31 December 2021.

Timeline 4 versions
  1. 2 January 2011 Enacted
  2. 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
  3. 31 December 2021 Revised edition
  4. 17 August 2026 Latest
Revised edition in force 31 December 2021

The text below is this provision as reproduced in the Revised Edition that came into force on this date. A revised edition consolidates the law without changing its substance, so editorial amendments — such as renumbering, updated citations and formatting — may have been made but are not shown as a redline.

251.Acquittal on ground of unsound mind

If an accused is acquitted by operation of section 84 of the Penal Code 1871, the finding must state specifically whether he or she committed the act or not.