Section 291: Delivery of defendant of unsound mind to care of relative

(1) Where a relative or friend of a defendant confined under section 281 or 286 of this Act desires that the defendant shall be delivered over to his care and custody, the court may, on the application of the relative or friend and on his giving security to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant delivered shall be:
(a) properly taken care of; and
(b)
prevented from doing injury to himself or to any other person,
in his discretion, order the defendant to be delivered to the relative or friend on condition that the defendant shall be produced for the inspection of such officer and at such times as the court may direct.
(2) Where a defendant delivered to a relative or friend under subsection (1) of this section is confined under the provisions of section 285 of this Act, the court may further require the relative or friend to give satisfactory security that if at any time it appears to the court that the defendant is capable of making his defence, the relative or friend shall produce the defendant for trial.
(3) Sections 281 and 287 of this Act shall apply, with necessary modifications, to a defendant delivered to the care and custody of a relative or friend under this section.