Code of Criminal Procedure — Section 17

17. Insertion of new section 164A.-After section 164 of the principal Act, the following section

'164A. Medical examination of the victim of rape.-(1) Where, during the stage when an offence of

(2) The registered medical practitioner, to whom such woman is sent, shall, without delay, exami

(i) the name and address of the woman and of the person by whom she was brought;

(ii) the age of the woman;

(iii) the description of material taken from the person of the woman for DNA profiling;

(iv) marks of injury, if any, on the person of the woman;

(v) general mental condition of the woman; and

(vi) other material particulars in reasonable detail.

(3) The report shall state precisely the reasons for each conclusion arrived at.

(4) The report shall specifically record that the consent of the woman or of the person competen

(5) The exact time of commencement and completion of the examination shall also be noted in the

(6) The registered medical practitioner shall, without delay forward the report to the investiga

(7) Nothing in this section shall be construed as rendering lawful any examination without the c

Explanation.-For the purposes of this section, "examination" and "registered medical practitione

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Amendment of section 176.

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