Article 40

A Court may, at any stage of a case, order that the accused be medically examined for the purpose of ascertaining any matter which is, or may be, in the opinion of the Court, material to the proceedings before the Court, provided that such examination can be conducted in a reasonable and safe manner. Without the consent of the accused, the Court may not order any procedure that is reasonably likely to endanger the health or safety of the accused or cause him undue pain.

When a person who is arrested alleges, when appearing before the Court or at any time during his detention in custody, that the examination of his body will afford evidence which will disprove the commission by him of any offence or which will establish the commission by any other person of any offence against his body, the Court shall, if requested by the arrested person to do so, direct the examination of the body of such person by a registered medical practitioner unless the Court considers that the request is made for the purpose of vexation or delay or for defeating the ends of justice.