CrPC Section 53A — Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner

CHAPTER V ARREST OF PERSONS

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Official Text

(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 sub-section (5) of that section.] 1[

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Related Judgments

  • Dist: Pune.; (At present lodged in Pune; Central Jail, Yerwada.) vs The State of Maharashtra, ], ], Police Station, Dist. Pune.), ] — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2020)
  • CHOTKAU vs STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH — Supreme Court of India (2022)
  • RAJENDRA PRALHADRAO WASNIK vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Supreme Court of India (2018)
  • MUNNA PANDEY vs STATE OF BIHAR — Supreme Court of India (2023)
  • MUKESH & ANR. vs STATE FOR NCT OF DELHI & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2017)

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  • BNSS §52 — Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner