immediately give intimation thereof to the nearest Executive Magistrate empowered to hold inquests, and unless otherwise directed by any rule prescribed by the State Government ... render such examination useless. (4) The following Magistrates are empowered to hold inquests, namely, any District Magistrate or Sub-Divisional Magistrate and any other Executive
overlooked.
Criminal Procedure Code , 1973 : Section 174---Object and
scope of--Inquest report--Whether should contain names of
witnesses.
Section 386(1)(b)--Evidence ... relied upon as their names did not
figure in the inquest report prepared at the earliest time.
On behalf of the State it was contended
Criminal Procedure
(hereinafter referred to as, the Cr.P.C .), initiated inquest proceedings.
In the first instance, the body of the deceased was subjected ... same did not contain any
“common poison”.
5. Insofar as the inquest proceedings initiated by the Sub-Divisional
Magistrate, Delhi (hereinafter referred
nearest Magistrate empowered to hold inquests shall, and in any other case mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 174, any Magistrate so empowered
held that the details about the occurrence
were not mentioned in the inquest report which showed that the investigating
officer was not sure ... facts when the inquest report was prepared and
this feature of the case carried weight in favour of the accused. We are
unable to accept
appearing for A-1 and
A-3 has submitted that in the inquest report there was no mention of
the names of the accused ... fact not been lodged by the time the inquest was held and
the same has been anti-timed. In our opinion the date of lodging
Section 155, the police to investigate an offence; (c) to hold an inquest under Section 176; (d) to issue process under Section
qualified medical practitioner: (d) shall be entitled to give evidence at any inquest or in any Court of Law as an expert under section
could
avoid inconvenience and publicity in papers, in case the
inquest was field. Further, it was also proved that the
appellant bargained land lowered ... body without
ordering post-mortem. There was however a request for an
inquest from the Police Station. The cause for the inquest
was that
proof-
Necessary conditions for circumstantial evidence as a basis
for conviction explained-Inquest Report-Purpose of.
HEADNOTE:
The appellant was tried for rape and murder ... established beyond reasonable doubt. This circumstance was
not mentioned in the Inquest Report prepared by the
Investigating Officer. Further the statement of the parents
