Keeping Pace with Legal Change
Kerala High Court quashed criminal investigation against a 80 year old Pediatrician registered as POCSO offence and IPC. The court, in particular, stressed no sexual intent and pointed at the legal immunity that the medical professional who conducts an examination under the parental consent and witness performs.
In this article, Sections 52 and 53 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which deal with the medical examination of those accused or arrested in connection with rape and other criminal offenses, are broken down in great depth and explained in great detail. Written in straightforward English, it provides an explanation of the legal procedures, the responsibilities of medical experts, and the rights of the accused.
Simple English is used throughout this page to describe Sections 50 and 51 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which was published in 2023. During the arrest and medical examination of the accused, it addresses the procedures and powers that are associated with the seizure of offensive weapons to be employed in the investigation.
