Magistrate inquest is done in case of

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Magistrate inquest is done in case of ?
a) Death by suicide
b) Death by accident
c) Death in psychiatry hospital
d) Death in suscpicious circumstances
Correct Answer - C
Ans. is ‘c’ i.e., Death in psychiatry hospital
Magistrate’s inquest is done under sec 176 CrPC is case of :-

  1. Death in prison, reformatories, Borstal school.
  2. Death in police costody while under police interrogation.
  3. Death due to police firing.
  4. Dowry death; i.e. death of a married female less than 30 years of
    age or death within 7 years of marriage.
  5. Exhumation.
  6. Death in psychiatry hospital.
  7. Custodial rape.