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(1) Where, during the stage when an offence of committing rape or attempt to commit rape is under investigation, it is proposed to get the person of the woman with whom rape is alleged or attempted to have been committed or attempted, examined by a medical expert, such examination shall be conducted by a registered medical practitioner employed in a hospital run by the Government or a local authority and in the absence of such a practitioner, by any other registered medical practitioner, with the consent of such woman or of a person competent to give such consent on her behalf and such woman shall be sent to such registered medical practitioner within twenty-four hours from the time of receiving the information relating to the commission of such offence. Medical examination of victim of rape. Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 57 ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 57 (꯴) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯀꯟꯐꯦꯁꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯑꯁꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯒꯤꯆꯥꯡꯌꯦꯡꯑꯗꯨꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ 316ꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯀꯟꯐꯦꯁ ꯭ ꯅꯦꯁꯟꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯅꯈꯨꯠꯌꯦꯛꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯃꯦꯃꯣꯔꯦꯟꯗꯝꯑꯃꯁꯦꯝꯒꯅꯤ: "ꯑꯩꯅ(ꯃꯃꯤꯡ) ꯗꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯂꯦꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤꯑꯌꯥꯕꯄꯤꯕꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯗꯦꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯄꯤꯔꯛꯄꯌꯥꯕꯒꯤꯑꯌꯥꯕꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯌꯥꯏꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯩꯊꯥꯖꯩꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯌꯥꯕꯒꯤꯑꯌꯥꯕꯑꯗꯨꯑꯩꯒꯤꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯇꯥꯔꯒꯂꯧꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯗꯄꯥꯈꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯌꯥꯈꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯁꯤꯗꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯋꯥꯔꯤꯑꯃꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤ꯫ (ꯈꯨꯠꯌꯦꯛꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ) A. B. ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠ꯫" (꯵) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯱) ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠꯃꯦꯟꯠꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ(ꯀꯟꯐꯦꯁꯟꯅꯠꯇꯕ) ꯑꯁꯤ, ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯗ, ꯀꯦꯁꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯐꯤꯚꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯈ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤꯆꯨꯅꯕ, ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯃꯈꯥꯇꯥꯅꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯔꯕꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠꯃꯦꯟꯠꯑꯗꯨꯗꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯗꯋꯥꯁꯛꯂꯧꯅꯕ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯶) (a) ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ꯭ꯌꯥꯏꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯶꯴, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯶꯵, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯶꯶, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯶꯷, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯶꯸, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯶꯹, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯷꯰, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯷꯱, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯷꯴, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯷꯵, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯷꯶, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯷꯷, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯷꯸, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯷꯹ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯱꯲꯴ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯕꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯗ, ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯵) ꯗꯄꯟꯈ꯭ꯔꯤꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯀꯤꯄꯥꯎꯗꯝꯗꯄꯨꯔꯛꯄꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ ꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯗꯤꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯁꯤ, ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ, ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯅꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯌꯥꯎꯗꯕꯃꯇꯝꯗꯅꯨꯄꯤ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯅꯨꯄꯥꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯅꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯥꯇꯥꯅꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯗꯤꯆꯍꯤꯇꯔꯥꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤꯍꯦꯟꯅꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗꯊꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯆꯨꯞꯄꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯤꯕꯌꯥꯕꯒꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯕꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯗ, ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯅ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯄꯨꯔꯛꯈꯤꯕꯁꯥꯈꯤꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯁꯤꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯇꯝꯈꯔꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯇꯝꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯛꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯅꯥꯔꯕꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯗꯨꯅꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯕꯗ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯦꯇꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁ ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁꯤꯌꯦꯜꯑꯦꯖꯨꯀꯦꯇꯔꯑꯃꯒꯤꯃꯇꯦꯡꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯁꯤꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯅꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯇꯝꯈꯔꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯇꯝꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯛꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯃꯤꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗꯕꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯅꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨ, ꯋꯥꯍꯩꯍꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯄꯏꯖꯨꯀꯦꯇꯔꯑꯃꯒꯤꯃꯇꯦꯡꯅ, ꯃꯣꯕꯥꯏꯜꯐꯣꯟꯒꯤꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯑꯣꯗꯤꯑꯣ-ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛꯀꯤꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗ ꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (b) ꯃꯇꯝꯈꯔꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯇꯝꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯛꯆꯥꯡꯁꯣꯟꯊꯔꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯣꯖ(a) ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯔꯕꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠꯃꯦꯟꯠꯑꯃ, ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯁꯛꯁ ꯭ ꯌꯑꯙꯤꯅꯤꯌꯝ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯱꯴꯲ꯗ ꯄꯟꯈ꯭ꯔꯤꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯑꯦꯛꯖꯥꯃꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ-ꯏꯟ-ꯆꯤꯐꯀꯤꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠꯃꯦꯟꯠꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠꯃꯦꯟꯠꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯝꯂꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠꯃꯦꯟꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯗꯅ ꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁ-ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯥꯃꯤꯟꯇꯧꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (7) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯀꯟꯐꯦꯁꯟꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠꯃꯦꯟꯠꯑꯃꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯗꯨꯅꯃꯗꯨꯀꯦꯁꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯗꯨꯗꯊꯥꯔꯛꯀꯅꯤ꯫