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

Section 11. Power to order body to be disinterred

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

11. Power to order body to be disinterred.— A Coroner may order a body to be disinterred within a reasonable time after the death of the deceased person either for the purpose of taking an original inquisition where none has been taken, or a further inquisition[3] [where the Coroner considers it necessary or desirable in the interests of justice to take a further inquisition].

Source: India Code