Modified order in the pipeline

Medical examination of custodial persons

The State government has informed the Kerala High Court that it has decided to issue modified order for conducting higher investigations and tests on custodial persons brought by the police for medical examinations based on the recommendations of the medical officers who examine such persons.

The submission was made when a writ petition filed by Parathibha seeking to allow doctors who conduct medical examination of the accused brought by the police to prescribe tests as the doctors deemed fit and proper came up for hearing. The petition was filed in the context of the recommendations made by the K. Narayayana Kurup Commission which had inquired into the custodial death of Rajkumar of Idukki.