Section 51Part 3 — General Provisions Relating to Criminal Investigations and Proceedings
Prima facie evidence of capacity of accused may be given by certificate
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51. If an accused person is confined in a hospital or other place appointed by law for the reception or custody of persons mentally ill, under any order made in exercise of any power conferred by this Code, and the medical practitioner in charge of such hospital or place certifies that the accused person is capable of making that accused person’s defence, the Governor may order that such accused person shall be taken before the court having jurisdiction in the case to be dealt with according to law, and the certificate of such medical practitioner shall be receivable by the court as prima facie evidence of the capacity of the accused person.