Under which one among the following Sections of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, can a registered medical practitioner examine a person accused of rape ?

Section 52 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, provides for the examination of a person accused of rape by a registered medical practitioner. This provision corresponds to Section 53A of the erstwhile Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973.

• Section 52: Specifies that when a person is arrested for rape or attempt to commit rape, a registered medical practitioner (at the request of a police officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector) can examine the accused if there are reasonable grounds to believe it will afford evidence.
• Section 51: Relates to the general examination of an accused by a medical practitioner (formerly Section 53 CrPC).
• Section 53: Deals with the mandatory examination of an arrested person by a medical officer (formerly Section 54 CrPC).
• Section 49: Outlines the procedure for how an arrest is made (formerly Section 46 CrPC).