Section 78, THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACTS, 1965

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 76 and 77 where it is certified by the superintendent of amental hospital or other medical practitioner appointed for that purpose by the Chief Medical Officer, that the mental balance of the accused would be jeopardised by the strain of a trial, the proceedings against the accused shall not be continued unless the Attorney-General informs the court that he considers it essential in the public interest for the trial to proceed. (2) Where the proceedings are discontinued in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) the court shall discharge the accused and thereafter he shall be subject to the provisions of the Lunacy Act or any Act amending or replacing the same (so far as the same may be applicable to his case) in the same circumstances and to the same extent as a mental patient against whom no proceedings have been brought. ADMISSION TO BAIL