![Criminal trial of persons of unsound mind: Madras HC issues directions to spare such persons the misery of being undertrial indefinitely](http://media.assettype.com/barandbench%2F2020-09%2F13a15336-3e3a-425b-ab91-10ef303d0967%2FJustice_PN_Prakash.jpg?rect=0%2C0%2C308%2C173&w=480&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max)
A case involving a man stated to be of unsound mind recently prompted the Madras High Court to detail the procedure to be followed by criminal courts so that accused persons suffering from a mental illness are relieved of the misery of being an indefinite undertrial (Kaliyappan v. State).