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Section 471. Person acquitted on such ground to be detained in safe custody

(1) Whenever [4] states that the accused person committed the act alleged, the Magistrate or Court before whom or which the trial has been held, shall, if such act would, but for the incapacity found, have constituted an offence, order such person to be [5] in safe custody in such place and manner as the Magistrate or Court thinks fit, [6] [8] : [6] 9 (2) [* * * * * * *] 9 (3) [* * * * * * *] [1] [3] [4] [7] [8] [9]

  1. Power of Provincial Government to relieve Inspector General of certain functions. The [2] may empower the officer incharge of the jail in which a person is confined under the provisions of section 466 or this section, to discharge all or any of the functions of the Inspector General of Prisons under 3[* *] section 473 or section 474.

472. [Lunatic prisoner to be visited by Inspector General] Rep. by the Lunacy Act, 1912 (IV of 1912), S.101 and Schedule II.

Annotations (6)
  • amendment [1] by Act No. XVIII of 1923, s. 123. 2 Added ibid. ↩
  • amendment [3] the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (XII of 1972), s.2 and Sch. ↩
  • amendment [4] Act No. XVIII of 1923, s.124. 5 Subs. ibid. 6 Ins.ibid. ↩
  • amendment [7] A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”. ↩
  • amendment [8] the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914 (X of 1914), s.3 and Sch. II. ↩
  • amendment [9] the Lunacy Act, 1912 (IV of 1912), s.101 and Sch., II. ↩

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