medical examination of accused can be ordered even after he has been released on bail
It is also not correct to say that in no case Magistrate can issue a direction, ordering the accused to submit to medical examination as contemplated by Section 53 of the Code. In this context it cannot be forgotten that a power is conferred upon the Magistrate to arrest a person who commits offence in his presence under Section 44 of the Code. Such an arrest could be for any offence. After arrest it is open to the Magistrate subject to the provisions as to bail contained in the Code, to commit the offender to custody. Can it be suggested that in such a case recourse could not be taken to the provision of Section 53 of the Code ? Suppose a person is granted an anticipatory bail, then can it be said that he cannot be directed to submit to medical examination under Section 53 of the Code as a condition of bail itself or otherwise. Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, if it is in the interest of justice the court has power to record additional evidence
