Section 378 BNSS : Delivery of Mentally Unfit Accused to Friend or Family Custody .
Section 378 BNSS allows the State Government to hand over a mentally ill person to a trusted family member or friend under legal conditions, ensuring care, public safety, and legal accountability.
Section 377 BNSS : Procedure where person of unsound mind detained is declared fit to be released .
Section 377 BNSS process — steps involved in releasing an accused declared mentally fit, including certification, government decision, and Commission inquiry.
Section 376 BNSS : Procedure for Resuming Trial When Mentally Unfit Accused Is Now Fit .
Section 376 BNSS explains how courts should resume trials for accused persons who were previously unfit due to unsoundness of mind but are now certified mentally fit. This ensures justice continues after recovery.
Section 375 BNSS : Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge.
Section 375 BNSS under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. It explains how State Governments can delegate powers to jail officers for handling mentally ill detainees as per Sections 369 and 374.
Section 374 BNSS : Person released on grounds of mental illness to remain in protective custody .
Section 374 BNSS ensures safe custody or conditional release of individuals acquitted due to unsoundness of mind, while protecting public safety and aligning with the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
Section 373 BNSS : Acquittal on Grounds of Unsoundness of Mind .
Section 373 BNSS : Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which mandates that courts must state clearly whether the act was committed when acquitting an accused based on unsoundness of mind.
Section 372 BNSS : When accused appears to have been of Sound Mind.
Section 372 BNSS : Procedure followed when an accused appears sound during trial, but was mentally unfit at the time of the act. The section balances justice and mental health in criminal law.