["I have explained to (name) that he is not bound to make a confession and that, if he does so, any
confession he may make may be used as evidence against him and I believe] that this confession was
voluntarily made. It was taken in my presence and hearing, and was read over to the person making it and
admitted by him to be correct, and it contains a full and true account of the statement made by him.
1
(Signed) A.B.,
Magistrate."
Explanation.__It is not necessary that the Magistrate receiving and recording a confession or statement
should be a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case.
2[164A. Medical examination of victim of rape, etc.__ (1) Where an offence of committing rape,
unnatural offence or sexual abuse or attempt to commit rape, unnatural offence or sexual abuse under
section 376, section 377 or section 377B respectively of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860(Act XLV of 1860)
is under investigation, the victim shall be examined by a registered medical practitioner, in the case of
female victim by a female registered medical practitioner, immediately after commission of such offence:
Provided that in all cases, where possible, the female victim shall be escorted by a female��police officer
or a family member from a place of her convenience to the place of medical examination.
(2) The registered medical practitioner to whom such victim is sent under subsection (1) shall, without
delay, examine the victim and prepare a report of examination giving the following particulars, namely:__
(a) name and address of the victim and of the person by whom she was excorted;
(b) age of the victim;
(c) description of material taken from body of the victim for DNA profiling;
(d) marks of injury, if any, on body of the victim;
(e) general mental condition of the victim; and
(f) other material particulars in reasonable detail.
(3) The report under subsection (2) shall state precisely the reasons for each conclusion arrived at.
(4) The report under subsection (2) shall specifically record that consent of the victim or of his or her
natural or legal guardian to such examination had been obtained.
(5) The exact time of commencement and completion of the examination under subsection (1) shall
also be noted in the report.
1 Subs. ibid., for “I believe”.
2 Ins. by Act XLIV of 2016,s.11.
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