326. (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.
CrPC Section 291 in BNSS: Section 326
Deposition of medical witness
Section 291 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Deposition of medical witness) corresponds to Section 326 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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