Petition is filed under section 406
of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short
“ CrPC ”) read with Order XXXIX of the Supreme ... evidence taken was very
short……
20. …… Sections 174 and 175 of the Code
afford a complete Code in itself for the
purpose of “inquiries
Even though the inquest report,
prepared under Section 174 Cr.P.C. is aimed at serving a
statutory function, to lend credence to the prosecution ... provision for holding of inquest is contained in Section 174
Cr.P.C. and the heading of the Section is Police to enquire and
report
para 12:
...Even though the inquest report, prepared under Section 174 Cr.P.C. is aimed at serving a statutory function, to lend credence ... provision for holding of inquest is contained in Section 174 Cr.P.C. and the heading of the Section is Police is enquire and report
inquest reports are prepared as envisaged
in Section 174 (1) Cr.P.C. Section 174 Cr.P.C. contemplates
the preparation of an inquest report ... ready reference sub-
Section (1) of Section 174 Cr.P.C. is reproduced hereunder:-
"174. Police to enquire and report
on suicide
said Act and Rules made thereunder, but also the
provisions of Criminal Procedure Code .
In view of the above circumstances, and fact of the
above ... done by the Police was an inquiry
under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, “the
CrPC
inquest and preparing an inquest report is contained in Section
174 Cr.P.C. The heading of the Section is "Police to enquire ... some machinery, etc. The
scope and purpose of Section 174 Cr.P.C. was explained by this Court in
Podda Narayana & Ors. v. State
station at Sitabardi registered AD 00/2014 under Section 174 of the Code
of Criminal Procedure 1973. This was subsequently transferred to Sadar
police station ... submissions:
“(i) The death investigation report prepared under Section 174 of
the Code of Criminal Procedure Code by PSI RK Mundhe of the
Sitabardi police
Penal Code .
17)The Inquest Report is prepared under Section 174 Cr.P.C. The
object of the inquest proceedings is to ascertain whether ... Cr.P.C. and the
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information is recorded under Section 154 of Cr.P.C. and,
thereafter, the inquest is held under Section 174
post mortem Ex.P-
12.
It was next contended by learned senior counsel for the
appellants relying on Section 174 Cr.P.C., that ... report to the Magistrate as per Sections
157 and 159 , Cr.P.C. Faizan Uddin, J., speaking for this
Court in that case observed that
State of
U.P. 2004 (10) SCC 598). It was highlighted that in the panchanama
prepared under Section 174 of the Code names of accused ... inquest and preparing an inquest report is
contained in Section 174 CrPC. The heading of the section is
"Police to enquire
