BNSS Section 336 - Evidence of public servants, experts, police officers in certain cases

Where any document or report prepared by a public servant, scientific expert, medical officer or investigating officer is purported to be used as evidence in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Sanhita, and—

• (i) such public servant, expert or officer is either transferred, retired, or died; or

• (ii) such public servant, expert or officer cannot be found or is incapable of giving deposition; or

• (iii) securing presence of such public servant, expert or officer is likely to cause delay in holding the inquiry, trial or other proceeding,

the Court shall secure presence of successor officer of such public servant, expert, or officer who is holding that post at the time of such deposition to give deposition on such document or report.