A body is found hanging in a house and the local police conduct the inquest. Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023, the police inquest in cases of unnatural death is governed by which section?

• A Section 176
• B Section 184
• C Section 196
• D Section 194 ✓

Explanation

BNSS Section 194, corresponding to CrPC Section 174, mandates that when a police officer receives information of an unnatural death such as suicide, homicide, accident or animal bite, he shall proceed to the spot, hold an enquiry and draw up a report called the inquest report. Section 196 corresponds to CrPC Section 176, the Magistrate's inquest, which is reserved for deaths in custody, dowry deaths and cases ordered by the Magistrate.

Reference: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Chapter XII ed.

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