Article 271. Mandatory appointment of an expert examination of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

     1. The appointment and conduct of an expert examination are mandatory if it is necessary to establish in the case:

     1) causes of death;

     2) the nature and severity of the injury caused;

     3) the age of the suspect, the witness entitled to defense, the accused, the victim, when it is relevant to the case, but the age documents are missing or in doubt.;

     4) the mental or physical condition of a suspect, a witness entitled to defense, or an accused when doubts arise about their sanity or ability to independently defend their rights and legitimate interests in criminal proceedings.;

     5) the mental or physical condition of the victim or witness in cases where doubts arise about their ability to correctly perceive circumstances relevant to the case and give evidence about them.;

     6) other circumstances of the case that cannot be reliably established by other evidence.

     2. The appointment and conduct of a forensic psychiatric examination are mandatory if there are doubts about the mental state of a suspect accused of committing a crime for which The Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan provides for punishment in the form of life imprisonment.

     Note. On the grounds listed in paragraphs 4) and 5) of part one of this article, an outpatient forensic psychiatric examination is appointed and conducted in respect of a suspect, a witness entitled to defense, an accused, a victim, a witness. If the expert declares that it is impossible to give an opinion without conducting an inpatient forensic psychiatric examination and placing the subject for inpatient examination, an inpatient forensic psychiatric examination shall be appointed in the criminal case in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 279 of this Code.

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