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

Section 25. Procedure where death is found due to an act amounting to an offence

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

3[ 25. Procedure where death is found due to an act amounting to an offence . — When the jury or a majority of the jury find that the death of the deceased person was occasioned by an act which amounts to an offence under any law in force in[4] [India], the Coroner shall immediately after 1. Ins. by Act 10 of 1881, s. 7. 2. Ins. by Act 4 of 1908, s. 7. 3. Subs. by Act 4 of 1908, s. 8, for the original section. 4. Subs by the Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 1956, for "a Part A State or a Part C State". the inquest forward a copy of the inquisition, together with the names and addresses of the witnesses, to the Commissioner of Police.]

Source: India Code

How this section changed

  1. substituted by Act 4 of 1908, s. 8

    Date not stated in the footnote

    Footnote: 3. Subs. by Act 4 of 1908, s. 8, for the original section.

  2. substituted by Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 1956

    Date not stated in the footnote

    Earlier wording: “a Part A State or a Part C State”

    Footnote: 4. Subs by the Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 1956, for "a Part A State or a Part C State".