BNSS 326 — Deposition of medical witness.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

(1) The deposition of a civil surgeon or other medical witness,
taken  and  attested by  a  Magistrate  in  the  presence  of  the  accused,  or  taken  on  commission  under  this
Chapter, may be given in evidence in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Sanhita, although the
deponent is not called as a witness.
(2)  The  Court  may,  if  it  thinks  fit,  and  shall,  on  the  application  of  the  prosecution  or the  accused,
summon and examine any such deponent as to the subject-matter of his deposition.

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