CrPC § 291 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 291 CrPC — Deposition of medical witness
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 326 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 326 — Deposition of medical witness
(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. BNSS 326 in full