(1) Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 328 or section 329, the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, may at any time after the person concerned has ceased to be of unsound mind, resume the inquiry or trial and require the accused to appear or be brought before such Magistrate or Court.
(2) When the accused has been released under section 330, and the sureties for
his appearance produce him to the officer whom the Magistrate or Court appoints
in this behalf, the certificate of such officer that the accused is capable of
making his defence shall be receivable in evidence.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
331 CrPC Resumption of inquiry or trial
332 CrPC Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court
333 CrPC When accused appears to have been of sound mind
334 CrPC Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
335 CrPC Person acquitted on such ground to be detained in safe custody
336 CrPC Power of State Government to empower officer-in-charge to discharge
337 CrPC Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence
338 CrPC Procedure where lunatic detained is declared fit to be released