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 law2020by operation of section 84 of the Penal 2020Code2020ยท2021,2021Code 1871,2021 the finding must state specifically whether he or she 2021committed the act or not.
Section history
Section 251 โ Acquittal on ground of unsound mind
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments