Quiz on Inquest

Introduction

In India, when there is a suspicious or unnatural death in the community, the police must be informed as per the law. The investigating officer then decides if a medico-legal autopsy is required based on the circumstances. Inquests are conducted under Sections 174 and 176 of the Criminal Procedure Code to create an official record of the incident and determine if a crime has been committed. This process is known as “Inquest.”

The right to know the cause of death is protected under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. Primary care physicians in government healthcare centers often deal with medico-legal autopsies and inquests. Even vaccine-related and maternal mortality deaths require autopsies to determine the cause of death (1^✔ ✔Trusted Source
Utility of inquest and medico-legal autopsy in community deaths at tertiary care hospital of India

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In this quiz, you can gain valuable knowledge about the Inquest and its types. There are 10 questions in this quiz, so that one can understand important aspects of Inquest and the processes involved in it. The topics covered are:

• What is inquest (1^✔ ✔Trusted Source
  Utility of inquest and medico-legal autopsy in community deaths at tertiary care hospital of India
  
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• Types of inquest (2^✔ ✔Trusted Source
  Coroners, post-mortems and inquests
  
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• Coroner’s inquest (3^✔ ✔Trusted Source
  Section 174 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973
  
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• Police inquest (4^✔ ✔Trusted Source
  Section 176 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973
  
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• Magistrate inquest (5^✔ ✔Trusted Source
  The Essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology - KSN Reddy and OPMurty
  
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• Medical examiner’s system (8^✔ ✔Trusted Source
  Family Court Terms / Glossary
  
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• What is CrPC (9^✔ ✔Trusted Source
  The Code of Criminal Procedure
  
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