BNSS § 326 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 326 BNSS — Deposition of medical witness
Replaces CrPC 291 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.
The 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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.