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.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Search of arrested person | 49 |
| 53 | Examination of accused by medical practitioner at request of police | 51 |
| 53A | Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner | 52 |
| 54A | Identification of person arrested | 54 |
| 56 | Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge | 57 |
| 57 | Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours | 58 |
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