Malaysia legislation
Section 335
Section 335
Powers of Magistrate
(2)
A Magistrate holding an inquiry under this Chapter if he considers it expedient that the body of the deceased person should be examined by a Medical Officer in order to discover the cause of death may, whether a post-mortem examination has been made under section 331 or not, issue his order to a Medical
Officer to make a post-mortem examination of the body, and may for that purpose order the body to be exhumed.
Magistrate may view body