Cr.P.C Section 174A

Grievous injury by burns.

(1) where a person, grievously injured by burns through fire, kerosene oil, acid, chemical or by any other way, is brought to a Medical Officer on duty designated by the Provincial Government for this purpose or, such incident is reported to the Officer in Charge of a Police Station, such Medical Officer on duty, or, as the case may be, OfficerinCharge of a Police Station, shall immediately give intimation thereof to the nearest Magistrates Simultaneously, the Medical Officer on duty shall record the statement of the injured person immediately on arrival so as to ascertain the circumstances and cause of the burn injuries. The statement shall also be recorded by the Magistrate in case the injured person is still in a position to make the statement.

(2) The Medical Officer on duty, or, as the case may be, the Magistrate, before recording the statement under subsection (1), shall satisfy himself that the injured person is not under any threat or duress. The statement so recorded shall be forwarded to the Session Judge and also to the District Superintendent of Police and OfficerinCharge of the Police Station, for such action as may be necessary under this Code.

(3) If the injured person is unable, for any reason, to make the statement, before the Magistrate, his statement recorded by the Medical Officer on duty under subsection (1) shall be sent in sealed cover to the Magistrate or the trial court if it is other than the Magistrate and may be accepted in evidence as a dying declaration if the injured person expires.]