Chapter VIII - RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN CERTAIN MATTERS AND PROCEDURE FOR ATTACHMENT AND FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY (From Section 111 to Section 124)
Fitness for release of person of unsound mind allows State authority to order release, detention, or transfer after inquiry. When an Inspector General or visitors certify that a person detained as of unsound mind may be released without danger, the State Government may direct release, detention, or transfer to a public mental health establishment and may appoint a Commission of a judicial officer and two medical officers. The Commission must hold a formal inquiry, take necessary evidence, and report to the State Government, which may then order release or continued detention.
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Fitness for release of person of unsound mind allows State authority to order release, detention, or transfer after inquiry.
When an Inspector General or visitors certify that a person detained as of unsound mind may be released without danger, the State Government may direct release, detention, or transfer to a public mental health establishment and may appoint a Commission of a judicial officer and two medical officers. The Commission must hold a formal inquiry, take necessary evidence, and report to the State Government, which may then order release or continued detention.
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