Section 326. Deposition of medical witness
(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.
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.
summon and examine any such deponent as to the subject-matter of his deposition.