Section 289: Procedure where defendant of unsound mind is reported fit for discharge

(1) Where the medical officer of a prison or the medical officer attached to an asylum or other facility in which a defendant is confined under section 281, 285 or 286 of this Act certifies that the defendant in his judgment may be discharged without the danger of him causing injury to himself or to any other person, the Attorney-General of the Federation may, on the receipt of that report order the defendant to be discharged or to be detained in custody or in prison or to be in custody or be transferred to an asylum where he has not already been sent to an asylum.
(2) Where the Attorney-General of the Federation orders a defendant to be transferred to an asylum, he may appoint two medical officers to report on the state of mind of the defendant and on any other facts the court may require, and on receipt of the report, the court may order his discharge or detention as it thinks fit.