Section 53 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with examination of accused by Medical practitioner at the Request of police officer. Under the new law this is Section 51 of the BNSS.
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Section 53 CrPC - Examination of accused by Medical practitioner at the Request of police officer
Section 53 CrPC is now
Section 51 of the BNSS
- the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
- Act
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Section
- 53 - Examination of accused by Medical practitioner at the Request of police officer
- New provision
- Section 51 BNSS
CrPC → BNSS: what changed
| This section | Change | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Section 51 BNSS | 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. |
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