Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter XXV
259. Medical certificate required
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The punishment of whipping shall not be inflicted unless a medical officer or hospital assistant is present and certifies that the offender is in a fit state of health to undergo such punishment.
medical officer
"medical officer" means a registered medical practitioner employed by Government and if no such oficer is available then any other duly registered medical practitioner or any hospital assistant authorised by the Director-General of Medical Services either generally or for any specific purpose to exercise the functions of a medical officer under this Code;
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If, during the execution of a sentence of whipping, a medical oficer or hospital assistant certifies that the offender is not in a fit state of health to undergo the remainder of the sentence, the whipping shall be finally stopped.
Terms defined in s 2
medical officer
Defined · s 2"medical officer" means a registered medical practitioner employed by Government and if no such oficer is available then any other duly registered medical practitioner or any hospital assistant authorised by the Director-General of Medical Services either generally or for any specific purpose to exercise the functions of a medical officer under this Code;
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