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Tanajirao Martinrao Kadambande Vs. H.J. Chinoy

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : (1969)71BOMLR732

holding an Inquest into the death of the deceased Roma Kadambande in accordance with the provisions of the Coroners Act, 1871 (Act No. IV of 1871) and at the said Inquest the police or the State of Maharashtra (respondent … held in the absence of a suspect and without any notice to him. It is true that under Section 19 of the Act the Coroner is under an obligation to record the statement of the suspect and is

The State of Bombay Vs. Shirish V. Pai and ors.

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Contempt of Court

Acts : Contempt of Courts Act, 1952 - Sections 3; Coroners Act, 1871 - Sections 8(2), 9(1), 9(2), 9(4), 13, 14, 14(4), 16, 19(1), 19(3), 20(2), 22, 24, 25, 26, 29 and 38; Prisoners' Act, 1900; Evidence Act, 1872 - Sections 26; Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 - Sections 193; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1898 - Sections 476 and 480

Reported in : AIR1959Bom6; (1958)60BOMLR822; 1959CriLJ30; ILR1958Bom847

raise an interesting point of law and the point raised is : Is the Coroner appointed under the Coroners Act, 1871 (Act No. IV of 1871), a Court within the meaning of the Contempt of Court Act, 1952 (Act … Coroner shall be deemed a Criminal Court within the meaning of Part 9 of the Prisoners' Act, 1900. Section 19, Sub-section (3) provides that for the purpose of Section 26 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, a Coroner shall

Emperor Vs. Bhagwandas Bisesar

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : AIR1941Bom50; (1940)42BOMLR938

making a statement, which was recorded by the Coroner who warned the suspect under Section 19(2) of the Coroners Act, 1871, that he was not bound to make any statement, and that if he made any incriminating statement it

Emperor Vs. Raghoo Ganpat

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : (1926)28BOMLR775; 97Ind.Cas.27

with the safeguard that the accused is present and has opportunity to cross-examine.3. Under Section 8 of the Coroners Act IV of 1871, the Coroner's enquiry is a judicial proceeding within the meaning of Section 193 of the … to cross-examine her by putting in a certain statement of the witness before the Coroner on January 28, 1926, at his inquest on the death of the accused's child. For permission to treat her as a hostile

The Government of Bombay Vs. Dashrath Ramnivas

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : AIR1945Bom265; (1945)47BOMLR145

Bombay in taking down a, statement made by an accused in inquest proceedings, under Section 19 of the Coroners Act, 1871, is not bound to observe the formalities prescribed by Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, or

P. Joseph Varghese and anr. Vs. H.J. Chinoy and anr.

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Coroners Act, 1871 - Sections 9, 8, 19, 24, 24 (6) and 29

Reported in : AIR1968Bom426; (1968)70BOMLR238; 1968CriLJ1610

inquisition cause of death from post-mortem notes without recording jury's verdict thereon--'Practice--How Coroner should conduct inquiry.;Under the Coroner's Act, 1871, the sole object of inquest by the Coroner's jury is to find out whether the particular death in … Dr. Varghese and this, according to the petitioners, is not warranted by any of the provisions of the Coroners Act.7. Before delight with the contentions raised on behalf of the petitioners, we may refer to a recent decision … We may also refer to the relevant provisions of the Coroners Act. Section 8 provides that the Coroner himself shall hold a sort of preliminary … Chief Medical Officer Dr. Narula on several occasions prior to 2nd April 1966, when he, i.e., the said Vasudev Dattatraya Kamat died in unfortunate circumstances

Emperor Vs. Kazi Dawood Kazi

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : (1926)28BOMLR79

death of the person into which the Coroner is holding an inquiry. Under Section 17 of the Coroner's Act, 1871, as amended up to date, any person disobeying the summons of the Coroner to appear before him shall … to lave committed an offence under Section 174, Section 175, or Section 176 of the Indian Penal Code. Section 19 provides: 'All evidence given under the Act shall be on oath, and the Coroner shall be bound to … accused Kazi Dawood Kazi made before the witness, Mr. B.N. Athavle, as Coroner, at the inquest held by him on the body of Rahimatbi, wife

Emperor Vs. Mahomed Hasan Ghanchi

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Criminal

Reported in : (1928)30BOMLR86

Taraporewala in Emperor v. Kazi Dawood (1925) 28 Bom. L.R. 79. He contends that Section 19 of the Coroners' Act of 1871 makes it clear that the accused should not be examined on oath, as if he were

In Re: Ramaswami Reddiar and anr.

Court : Chennai

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1898 - Sections 164, 176, 176(1), 364 and 533(1); Evidence Act, 1872 - Sections 21

Reported in : AIR1953Mad138; (1952)2MLJ814

Act IV of 1871, applicable only to Calcutta and Bombay, recorded a confession under Section 19 of the Coroners Act without observing the formalities laid down in Section 164 Crl. P. C. and some High Court circulars. In

Ramlath Vs. Nasar and ors.

Court : Kerala

Subject : Criminal

Acts : Evidence Act - Sections 132; Coroners Act - Sections 19; Indian Penal Code (IPC) - Sections 34, 489B, 489C, 498B and 498C; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) - Sections 240, 319 and 342

Reported in : 2010CriLJ80; 2009(3)KLJ214

which was taken away by Section 32 of Act 2 of 1855. The effect of Section 19 of Coroners' Act (4 of 1871) and Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code (old) came for consideration in Emperor v.