Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08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