Where an accident referred to in Section 8 of the Explosives Act, 1884 occurs in circumstances other…
Section 9(1) requires inquiry in non-Armed-Forces circumstances involving "loss of human life". The District Magistrate must hold it or direct a subordinate Magistrate to do…
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Where an accident referred to in Section 8 of the Explosives Act, 1884 occurs in circumstances other than those under the control of the Armed Forces of the Union and is attended by loss of human life, the District Magistrate:
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Section 9(1) requires inquiry in non-Armed-Forces circumstances involving "loss of human life". The District Magistrate must hold it or direct a subordinate Magistrate to do so; other non-fatal cases have the subsection's discretionary inquiry route.