Lawgist291Deposition 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.
STATE AMENDMENT
Gujarat
In the principal Act, in section 291, in sub-section (1), after the words “in the presence of accused”, the words “or, as the case may be through the medium of Electronic Video Linkage” shall be inserted.
[Vide Gujarat Act 31 of 2017, sec. 5.]
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- 284 When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued
- 285 Commission to whom to be issued
- 286 Execution of commissions
- 287 Parties may examine witnesses
- 288 Return of commission
- 289 Adjournment of proceeding
- 290 Execution of foreign commissions
- 291 Deposition of medical witness
- 291A Identification report of Magistrate
- 292 Evidence of officers of the Mint
- 293 Reports of certain Government scientific experts
- 294 No formal proof of certain documents
- 295 Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants
- 296 Evidence of formal character on affidavit
- 297 Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn
- 298 Previous conviction or acquittal how proved
- 299 Record of evidence in absence of accused
