336. Evidence of public servants, experts and police officers in certain cases.

Where any document or report prepared by a public servant, scientific expert or medical officer is purported to be used as evidence in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Sanhita, and the officer who prepared the same is transferred, retired, dead, incapable of giving evidence, or cannot be found, or his presence cannot be procured without an amount of delay, expense or inconvenience which, under the circumstances of the case, would be unreasonable, the Court shall secure the presence of the successor officer to give evidence on such document or report:

Provided that no such officer shall be called unless the report is disputed by any of the parties:

Provided further that the deposition of such successor officer may be given through audio-video electronic means.