Read the following statement: "The following morning, a dead body of an unidentified young boy was…
A police inquest under section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 174 CrPC) records the apparent cause of an unnatural or suspicious…
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Read the following statement: "The following morning, a dead body of an unidentified young boy was found 50 metres east of the town water tank. The police thereafter conducted inquest proceedings." Here, "inquest" means
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A police inquest under section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 174 CrPC) records the apparent cause of an unnatural or suspicious death. It is conducted in the presence of two or more respectable inhabitants of the neighbourhood and describes relevant injuries and their apparent cause. It is different from merely identifying the body or arranging a post-mortem examination.
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