Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
291.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 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.