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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Coroners Act, 1871 Section 20

Coroner to Take Down Evidence in Writing

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Coroners Act, 1871 Section 20 is part of Coroners Act, 1871 - Coroner to Take Down Evidence in Writing. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The Coroner shall commit to writing the material parts of the evidence given to the jury, and shall read or cause to be read over such parts to the witness and then procure his signature thereto.

Witnesses to sign depositions.- Any witnesses refusing so to sign shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 180 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

Coroner to subscribe depositions.- Every such deposition shall be subscribed by the Coroner.

Coroner a Magistrate.- {Ins. by Act 10 of 1881, s.7.}[For the purposes of section 26 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872),a Coroner shall be deemed to be a Magistrate.]

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What does Coroners Act, 1871 Section 20 provide?

Section Section 20 of the Coroners Act, 1871 (Coroner to Take Down Evidence in Writing) 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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