Could convict with mental illness have been put on trial? Delhi High Court to examine

The Delhi High Court also called for the convict's mental health assessment by a team of doctors from a hospital in the national capital.
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The Delhi High Court on Monday decided to examine whether or not a mentally ill convict currently serving his punishment in jail was fit to have undergone a criminal trial [Pradeep Kumar v. State of NCT of Delhi].

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