(3A) "India" means' the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir (4) "Criminal lunatic" means any person for whose detention in, or removal to an asylum, jail or other place of safe custody, an order has been made in accordance with the provisions of section 330 or sections 335 and 336 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 or of section 30 of the Prisoners Act, 1900, or of section 103A of the Indian Army Act, 1911 (3) "District Court" means the principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in any area outside the local limits for the time being of the Metropolitan towns (2) "cost of maintenance" in an asylum includes the cost of lodging, maintenance, clothing, medicine and care of a lunatic and any expenditure incurred in removing such lunatic to and from an asylum together with any other charge specified in this behalf by the State Government in exercise of any power conferred upon it by this, Act (1) "asylum" means an asylum or mental hospital for lunatics established or licensed by the Central Government or any Stale Government In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,. Nothing contained in Part II shall be deemed to affect the powers of any High Court over any person found to be a lunatic by inquisition, or over the property of such lunatic, or the rights of any person appointed by such Court as guardian of the person or manager of the estate of such lunatic. ![]() (1)This Act may be called the Indian Lunacy Act, 1912. ![]() Whereas it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to lunacy: It is hereby enacted as follows:-Ĭhapter I 1. Last Updated 27th February, 2020 Īn Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Lunacy.
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