182 Laws of Malaysia Act 593 Provided that if the Court concerned is a Magistrate’s Court, the Magistrate may in his discretion, if he considers that the offence charged is not of a serious nature and that that person can safely be released without danger of his doing injury to himself or any other person, caution and discharge him. (2) The Ruler may order that person to be confined in a psychiatric hospital during the pleasure of the Ruler of the State. Procedure where prisoner of unsound mind is reported able to make his defence 349. When any person is confined under section 344 in a psychiatric hospital, and the Visitors and Medical Director jointly certify that in their opinion that person is capable of making his defence, he shall be taken before a Judge or Magistrate, as the case may be, at such time as the Judge or Magistrate appoints, and the Judge or Magistrate shall proceed with the trial and the aforesaid certificate of the Visitors and Medical Director shall be receivable as evidence. Procedure where person of unsound mind is reported fit for discharge 350. When any person is confined under section 348 in a psychiatric hospital, and the Visitors and Medical Director thereof shall jointly certify that in their judgment that person may be safely discharged without danger of his doing injury to himself or any other person, the Ruler may thereupon order that person to be discharged from such psychiatric hospital. Delivery of person of unsound mind to care of relative 351. (1) Whenever any relative or friend of any person confined in a psychiatric hospital under section 344 or 348 makes application that that person be delivered over to his care or custody and gives security to the satisfaction of the Ruler that that person shall be properly taken care of and shall be prevented from doing injury to himself or any other person, the Ruler may in his discretion, after consulting the Visitors and the Medical Director of that psychiatric hospital, order that person to be delivered to that relative or friend:

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