119. A Medical Examination of Suspect. (1) A person under arrest upon reasonable suspicion of having been concerned in an offence punishable with imprisonment may be required by any Magistrate or policeman to submit to a medical examination by a registered medical practitioner or, if no such practitioner is available, by a medical assistant. (2) Such a medical examination shall only be required if it is desirable in the interests of justice as tending to establish whether or not the person arrested is guilty of the offence suspected. (3) A person required to submit to a medical examination is entitled to have any doctor nominated by him present at the examination unless the time taken in securing his presence might defeat the purpose of the examination. 119. B Taking of Fingerprints and Photographs. (1) The fingerprints and or photograph of any accused person may be taken during his trial or while he is being interrogated or investigated if it were in the interest of such trial, interrogation or investigation that such fingerprints and photograph be taken. (2) Such fingerprints and photograph may be kept for a period of six months at the end of which they shall be destroyed unless the person concerned has been convicted of an offence. 120 Remand of Person in Custody. (1) Whenever it appears that an investigation under section 112 cannot be completed within 24 hours of the arrival of the accused or suspected person at the police station, the officer in charge of the police station shall release or discharge him under section 287 or forward him as soon as practicable to the nearest Magistrate competent under Chapter XV to take cognizance of the offence together with the Case Diary and if necessary a report on the investigation so far as it has proceeded. (2) Such Magistrate may from time to time on the application of the officer in charge of a police station and on production of the Case Diary authorize the remand of the person under arrest in such custody as he thinks fit for a time not exceeding fifteen days in the whole and shall record his reasons for so doing in the Case Diary. Note : (1) If the Magistrate refuses to authorize detention of the accused under arrest he must make an order of discharge under section 42, unless he takes bail. (2) If the police investigation is not completed within fifteen days and the Magistrate considers it advisable that the accused should be detained in custody pending further investigation, he may remand the accused as provided in section 236. 40