3.
Ensure that in case Magistrate considers it
expedient to make an examination of the dead
body of any person, who has been already
interred, in order to discover the cause of his
death, the Magistrate may cause the body to
be disinterred and examined.
4.
Ensure that while conducting such an enquiry,
wherever practicable, the known relatives of
the deceased are duly informed and such
persons are allowed to remain present during
the enquiry.
5.
Ensure that the body of the deceased is
forwarded to the nearest Civil Surgeon or
other qualified Government authorized
medical man for examination of the dead body.
6.
Ensure that if the body cannot be forwarded
for medical examination within 24 hours, the
reasons for the same are to be recorded in
writing.
Box-36
In all cases of custodial death, the enforcement authorities shall:
Ss.174
& 176 (1A)
Cr.P.C.
54
1.
Ensure that in all cases of unatural death
in jail apart from a post-mortem, a
Magisterial inquiry is conducted
immediately.