Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Section 64(2)(m) BNS | Consent of Schizophrenic Informant Validated via Medical Certification for Bail: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court granted bail in a sexual offence case under BNS after confirming the informant’s valid consent, supported by a psychiatrist’s certification that her chronic schizophrenia was in remission with no active symptoms. This sets a critical precedent: mental illness does not automatically invalidate victim consent in bail proceedings, provided clinical evidence affirms decision-making capacity.