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This Writ Petition has been filed seeking for direction to the respondents to perform the re-postmortem of the deceased Devika (aged 16 years) by constituting a team of Doctors forthwith and record the entire proceedings from inception and upto complete the re-

postmortem by video recording, based on the petitioner's representation, dated 30/05/2023.

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10.The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that he got serious doubt or suspicion about the death of the deceased suspecting some sort of abuse physically and also mentally to the deceased. To ascertain any possibility of such abuse on the body or upon the mind, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that re-postmortem has to be ordered to be conducted so that suspicion may be removed or verified.
13.When suspicion is raised by the petitioner, it is proper to order for conducting the re-postmortem. Even though the body is kept for more than ten days, no prejudice will cause to the prosecution in ordering re- postmortem.

4.Today the Investigating Officer is present before this court and stated that the copies of the re-

postmortem video/CD and re-postmortem certificate of Devika are not supplied to them.

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5.The Dean, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital, Tiruchirappalli is directed to supply one copy of the re-postmortem video/CD and re-postmortem certificate of Devika to the Investigating officer.