Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
BNSS 51 was CrPC 53(1) and 53(2).
Examination of accused by medical practitioner at request of police officer. · The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below. 51(3) is new.
Modified
93% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. V
s. 53(1)of section 53
Examination of accused by medical practitioner at the request of police officer
(1) When a person is arrested on a charge of committing an offence of such a nature and alleged to have been committed under such circumstances that there are reasonable grounds for believing that an examination of his person will afford evidence as to the commission of an offence, it shall be lawful for a registered medical practitioner, acting at the request of a police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector, and for any person acting in good faith in his aid and under his direction, to make such an examination of the person arrested as is reasonably necessary in order to ascertain the facts which may afford such evidence, and to use such force as is reasonably necessary for that purpose.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 51(1)of section 51
Examination of accused by medical practitioner at request of police officer.
(1) When a person is arrested on a charge of committing an offence of such a nature and alleged to have been committed under such circumstances that there are reasonable grounds for believing that an examination of his person will afford evidence as to the commission of an offence, it shall be lawful for a registered medical practitioner, acting at the request of any police officer, and for any person acting in good faith in his aid and under his direction, to make such an examination of the person arrested as is reasonably necessary in order to ascertain the facts which may afford such evidence, and to use such force as is reasonably necessary for that purpose.
Text from India Code