Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
BNSS 326 was CrPC 291.
Deposition of medical witness.
Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIII
s. 291
Deposition of medical witness
(1) The deposition of 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 Code, 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.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXV
s. 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.
Text from India Code