CrPC § 473 — Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence

Statutory text (English)

If such person is
[detained] under the provisions of section 466, and
[in the case of a person detained in a jail, the Inspector-
General of Prisons, or, in the case of a person detained in a lunatic asylum, the visitors of such asylum or
any two of them] shall certify that, in his or their opinion, such person is capable of making his defence, he
shall be taken before the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, at such time as the Magistrate or Court
appoints, and the Magistrate or Court shall deal with such person under the provisions of section 468 ; and
the certificate of such Inspector-General or visitors as aforesaid shall be receivable as evidence.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.473: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 166, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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