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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 In force since 1 July 2024

Section 51 BNSS - Examination of accused by Medical practitioner at the Request of police officer

Act
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section
51 - Examination of accused by Medical practitioner at the Request of police officer
Old provision
Section 53 CrPC

Old law → Section 51 BNSS

Corresponds toChangeRemarks
Section 53 CrPC Modified From sub - section (1), "not below the rank of sub - inspector" is excluded, and subsection (3) is newly added regarding the forwarding of examination reports without delay by a medical practitioner to the investigator. In explanation (b), the "defined in clause (h) of Section 2 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956)" is replaced by "recognised under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 (30 of 2019), " and "the National Medical Register" is also added as an optional to the State Medical Register.

Section 51 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with examination of accused by Medical practitioner at the Request of police officer. Under the old law this was Section 53 of the CrPC.

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