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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Lunacy Act, 1912 Section 38

COURT MAY ORDER INQUISITION AS TO PERSONS ALLEGED TO BE INSANE Court may order inquisition as to person alleged to be

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Lunacy Act, 1912 Section 38 is part of Lunacy Act, 1912 - COURT MAY ORDER INQUISITION AS TO PERSONS ALLEGED TO BE INSANE Court may order inquisition as to person alleged to be. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) The Court may upon application by order direct an inquisition whether a person subject to the jurisdiction of the Court who is alleged to be lunatic, is of unsound mind and incapable of managing himself and his affairs.

(2) Such order may also contain directions for inquiries concerning the nature of the property belonging to the alleged lunatic, the persons who are his relatives, the time during which he has been of unsound mind, or such other matters as to the Court may seem proper.

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What does Lunacy Act, 1912 Section 38 provide?

Section Section 38 of the Lunacy Act, 1912 (COURT MAY ORDER INQUISITION AS TO PERSONS ALLEGED TO BE INSANE Court may order inquisition as to person alleged to be) is reproduced on this page as part of the Lunacy Act, 1912. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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