Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
318.Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings.-
If the accused, though not of unsound mind,
cannot be made to understand the proceedings, the Court may proceed with the
inquiry or trial; and, in the case of a Court other than a High Court, if such
proceedings result in a conviction, the proceedings shall be forwarded to the
High Court with a report of the circumstances of the case, and the High Court
shall pass thereon such order as it thinks fit.