Section 184: Medical examination of victim of rape.

Q: What does Section 184 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) deal with?

Section 184 BNSS pertains to "Medical examination of victim of rape.". It is part of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 184 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) governs medical examination of victim of rape. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 184 BNSS still in force?

Yes, Section 184 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 184 BNSS?

धारा 184 BNSS is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 184 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Section 184 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) governs medical examination of victim of rape. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 184 BNSS?

Dhara 184 BNSS is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 184 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 184 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) governs medical examination of victim of rape. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 184 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

Cite as: "Section 184, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, § 184 (India).

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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.
(2) The registered medical practitioner, to whom such woman is sent, shall, without delay, examine her person and prepare a report of his examination giving the following particulars, namely:—
(i) the name and address of the woman and of the person by whom she was brought;
(ii) the age of the woman;
(iii) the description of material taken from the person of the woman for DNA profiling;
(iv) marks of injury, if any, on the person of the woman;
(v) general mental condition of the woman; and
(vi) other material particulars in reasonable detail.
(3) The report shall state precisely the reasons for each conclusion arrived at.
(4) The report shall specifically record that the consent of the woman or of the person competent to give such consent on her behalf to such examination had been obtained.
(5) The exact time of commencement and completion of the examination shall also be noted in the report.
(6) The registered medical practitioner shall, within a period of seven days forward the report to the investigating officer who shall forward it to the Magistrate referred to in section 193 as part of the documents referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (6) of that section.
(7) Nothing in this section shall be construed as rendering lawful any examination without the consent of the woman or of any person competent to give such consent on her behalf.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, "examination " and "registered medical practitioner " shall have the same meanings as respectively assigned to them in section 51.