(1.) The constitutional validity of S.53-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short the 'Code'), is in issue, in this writ petition. That apart, there is challenge to a police notice dated 18.10.2014, as at Annexure-'S', whereby, the second respondent called upon the petitioner to appear at 9.00 a.m., on 21.10.2014, in empty stomach, for medical examination at Victoria Hospital, Bengaluru.
(2.) Section 53-A of the Code, which was inserted by Act No.25 of 2005, with effect from 23.06.2006, reads as under:
(3.) To appreciate the controversy raised in this petition, relevant facts are: