Section 9
Powers of Magistrate
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(1)
A Magistrate holding an inquest shall have all powers which he would have in holding an inquiry into an offence under the
Criminal Procedure Code [Act 574].
[Amended by Commissioners of Law Revision]
(2)
A Magistrate holding an inquest, if he considers it expedient that the body of the deceased person should be examined by a Medical Officer or hospital assistant in order to discover the cause of death, may, whether a post-mortem examination has been performed under section 5 or not, issue his order to a Medical Officer or hospital assistant to perform a post-mortem examination of such body, and for such purpose order such body to be exhumed.
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(3)
The Magistrate holding the inquest may, if he thinks fit, summon to assist him a jury consisting of not less than three and not more than five persons, of whom at least half shall, if possible, be of the same race as the deceased.