There are two types of inquests conducted in India to investigate unnatural or suspicious deaths: police inquests and magistrate's inquests. Police inquests are conducted by an investigating police officer of a certain rank or higher and involve notifying the magistrate, inspecting the death scene, questioning witnesses, and preparing a report on the cause of death. Magistrate's inquests are conducted by district or metropolitan magistrates and are required for deaths in police custody, prison, or other circumstances indicating foul play. Both inquest types aim to determine the cause and circumstances of unnatural deaths.

1. Police and magistrate
inquest
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2. INQUEST2
Inquest is a inquiry or investigation into the cause of an
unnatural, sudden or suspicious death.
Types of inquest inIndia
1. Police inquest
2. Magistrate’s inquest

3. POLICE INQUEST
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The police inquest is done by police officer not below the rank of Senior
Head Constable also known as Investigating officer.
Defined under 174 Cr.P.C
 At first police officer receives information about an unnatural death
from an area
 Then he informs to nearest executive magistrate and go to the place of
death
 He conducts an inquiry into the cause of such death in presence of two
or more witnesses
 He prepares a report about the cause of death as judge by him and the
witnesses.
 Then the report is signed by him and the witnesses present.
 If no foulplay is suspected, the body is released for disposal
 If foul play is is suspected, the body is sent for the post mortem
examination to the nearest authorized govt.

4. MAGISTRATE’S INQUEST
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Magistrate’s inquest is done by magistrate(District magistrate,
Metropoliton magistrate..etc)
Defined under 176 Cr.P.C
Indications:
1.Death in prison
2.Death in police custody
3.Death in hospital while in police custody
4.Death inside a police van under police custody
5.Death due to cross firing of police in a mob
6.Dowry Death
7.Exhumation case

6. REFERENCES
• Gautam Biswas - Review Of Forensic Medicine And toxicology Including Clinical And
Pathological Aspects-Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher (2015)
• K. S. Narayan Reddy, O. P. Murty - The Essentials Of Forensic Medicine And
Toxicology-Jaypee Brothers (2015)

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