Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 — Section 394: Whipping not to be inflicted if offender not in fit state of health

394. Whipping not to be inflicted if offender not in fit state of health. __ (1) The punishment of whipping shall not be inflicted unless a medical officer, if present, certifies, or, if there is not a medical officer present, unless it appears to the Magistrate or officer present, that the offender is in a fit state of health to undergo such punishment.

(2)Stay of execution. If, during the execution of a sentence of whipping, a medical officer certifies, or it appears to the Magistrate or officer present, that the offender is not in a fit state of health to undergo the remainder of the sentence, the whipping shall be finally stopped.