Section 11(1) in The Bombay Village Police Act, 1867
(1)If any unnatural or sudden death occur, or any corpse be found, within the bounds of any village the Police-patel shall forthwith assemble an inquest, to be composed of two or more intelligent persons belonging to the village or neighbourhood, who shall investigate the cause of death and all the circumstances of the case, and make a written report of the same, which the Police-patel shall cause to be forthwith delivered to the Police-officer in charge of the District Police-station within the limits of which the village is situated.
