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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

CrPC Section 54 in BNSS

§ 54 CrPC§ 53 BNSS

Examination of arrested person by medical officer. Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Examination of arrested person by medical officer) corresponds to Section 53 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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