Whom may the court summon for a body examination, and to what places may that person be summoned?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
For a practice exercise, we read the summons or notice served on the person, naming the place the person was called to, and the record of the examination held there. The indictment and the list of parties also matter, because they show whether the person summoned is the accused or someone else.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading keeps each condition in place: the actor is the court, the person summoned is not the accused, the stated purpose is to examine the body, and that person may be summoned to the court or another designated place. The provision says the court 'may' summon, so attendance rests on the court's decision rather than on a party's demand.
Another reading notes what the provision does not say. It grants the summoning power without naming any procedure, any form of notice, any duty to state reasons, and any consequence if the person summoned does not come, so the power is fixed by its purpose while its working details are left open.
Your judgment
If a person summoned denies that the stated purpose requires examining their body, how could the file show that the court acted within the power this provision grants?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We look at this again if the provision is amended to add procedure or consequences for non-attendance, or if a court decision explains what counts as a body examination within this power.