The Coroners Act, 1871, 04 of 1871 (Rep., Act 37 of 2023) · III — DUTIES AND POWERS OF CORONERS

Section 10. Power to hold inquests on bodies within local limits wherever cause of death occurred

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

10. Power to hold inquests on bodies within local limits wherever cause of death occurred.— Whenever an inquest ought to be holden on any body lying dead within the local limits of the jurisdiction of any Coroner, he shall hold such inquest, whether or not the cause of death arose within his jurisdiction.

Source: India Code