1[53A. Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner.--(1) When a person is arrested on a charge of committing an offence of rape or an attempt to commit rape and there are reasonable grounds for believing that an examination of his person will afford evidence as to the commission of such offence, it shall be lawful for a registered medical practitioner employed in a hospital run by the Government or by a local authority and in the absence of such a practitioner within the radius of sixteen kilometres from the place where the offence has been committed, by any other registered medical practitioner, acting at the request of a police officer not below the rank of a sub-inspector, and for any person acting in good faith in his aid and under his direction, to make such an examination of the arrested person and to use such force as is reasonably necessary for that purpose.
(2) The registered medical practitioner conducting such examination shall, without delay, examine such person and prepare a report of his examination giving the following particulars, namely:--
(i) the name and address of the accused and of the person by whom he was brought,
(ii) the age of the accused,
(iii) marks of injury, if any, on the person of the accused,
(iv) the description of material taken from the person of the accused for DNA profiling, and
(v) other material particulars in reasonable detail.
(3) The report shall state precisely the reasons for each conclusion arrived at.
(4) The exact time of commencement and completion of the examination shall also be noted in the report.
(5) The registered medical practitioner shall, without delay, forward the report to the investigating officer, who shall forward it to the Magistrate referred to in section 173 as part of the documents referred to in clause (a) of subsection (5) of that section.]
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1. Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
50A CrPC Obligation of person making arrest to inform about the arrest, etc., to a nominated person
51 CrPC Search of arrested person
52 CrPC Power to seize offensive weapons
53 CrPC Examination of accused by medical practitioner at the request of police officer
53A CrPC Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner
54 CrPC Examination of arrested person by medical officer
54A CrPC Identification of person arrested
55 CrPC Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
55A CrPC Health and safety of arrested person
56 CrPC Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
57 CrPC Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
58 CrPC Police to report apprehensions