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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Coroners Act, 1871 Section 12

Summoning Jury

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Coroners Act, 1871 Section 12 is part of Coroners Act, 1871 - Summoning Jury. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

On receiving notice of any death mentioned in section 8, the Coroner shall summon five, seven, nine, eleven, thirteen or fifteen respectable persons to appear before him at a time and place to be specified in the summons, for the purpose of inquiring when, how and by what means the deceased came by his death.

Inquest may be on Sunday.- Any inquest under this Act may be held on a Sunday.

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What does Coroners Act, 1871 Section 12 provide?

Section Section 12 of the Coroners Act, 1871 (Summoning Jury) is reproduced on this page as part of the Coroners Act, 1871. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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