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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the medical examination of a victim of rape can be…

Under Section 184(1) and (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 164A(1) and (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), the medical…

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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the medical examination of a victim of rape can be conducted:

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Under Section 184(1) and (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 164A(1) and (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), the medical examination of a woman against whom an offence of rape or attempt to commit rape is alleged to have been committed shall be conducted by a registered medical practitioner "with the consent of such woman" or of a person competent to give such consent on her behalf.

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