Police officer concerned should give early requestGuidelines have been formulated for conducting medical examinations of remanded accused, the State government has informed the Kerala High Court. The remanded persons shall be taken before the medical officer, as far as possible, to take blood and other fluid samples. If the testing facilities are not available at the hospital, the medical officer concerned should inform the police of it on record and they may be referred to another hospital having the facilities. The guidelines mandated that prison authorities should take all efforts to keep the remanded persons separately till complete result of medical examination is available. The police concerned shall ensure that the remanded person does not come in physical contact with other arrested persons till the completion of medical examination.

Source: The Hindu November 04, 2020 14:26 UTC