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24 (3) If any Magistrate competent under any existing law to decide on the treatment and custody of such person, the fact thereof shall be informed to such Magistrate without any delay and further action shall be taken in accordance with the order of the Magistrate.

48 Medical examination of the accused—Any qualified medical practitioner shall be bound to conduct medical examination of an accused or suspect person who is produced before him by a Police Officer for medical examination on the request of such officer.

49 Medical treatment of the accused—(1) All hospitals shall render sufficient facilities as far as practicable under the circumstances for the treatment of persons in Police custody under adequate police surveillance and observation.

(2) Hospital authorities, on requisition by Police shall be bound to produce copy of all medical records relating to the treatment of such persons.

(3) Any person admitted initially to a private hospital in an emergency shall be shifted to a Government hospital at the earliest with the permission of the doctor who examined his medical condition.

(4) The copy of the report of the medical examination and treatment of a person in police custody shall be given on the request of the accused or their relatives.

50 Action in respect of injury of those in police custody—When any person is taken into Police custody in a physically injured condition or any person who is physically injured due to the use of force by a police officer complaints about his physical injury or the matter of sustaining injury comes to the notice of the Police Officer such person shall be taken before the nearest qualified medical practitioner and the medical practitioner shall seek and understand about the injury and the manner of its causation and record the same and shall render necessary treatment.

Provided that such person is medically fit to be taken before a Magistrate, he shall be produced by the Station House Officer before the Judicial Magistrate having jurisdiction or before an Executive Magistrate if it is outside the jurisdiction of such Judicial Magistrate and the said Magistrate shall seek and understand details of the injured in respect of the matter in which the injury was caused.

Provided further that the injured is not in a condition to be produced before a Magistrate, the details of the incident and circumstances shall be furnished forthwith by the Station House Officer to such Magistrate and a copy of the said report shall be given to the medical officer and the injured and proper acknowledgement shall be obtained from them in writing.