Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Part 8
307. Duty of Magistrate on receipt of report
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If the Magistrate shall be satisfied as to the cause of death and that the death did not result in any way from or was not accelerated by any unlawful act or omission without holding an inquest under this Chapter, he shall -
Magistrate
"Magistrate" means a Magistrate appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under the Subordinate Courts Act or under any written law;
report to the Public Prosecutor the cause of death as ascertained to his satisfaction, with his reasons for being so satisfied; and
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at the same time transmit to the Public Prosecutor all reports and documents in his possession connected with the matter.
A Magistrate may in his discretion hold an inquest if there is no body available in the circumstances mentioned in section 303(1).
A Magistrate shall not hold any inquest under this Chapter if he has reason to believe that criminal proceedings against any person for having caused the death of the deceased have been or are about to be commenced.
In all other cases, the Magistrate shall proceed as soon as may be to hold an inquest under this Chapter.
Terms defined in this Act
cause of death
Defined · s 302"cause of death" include not only the apparent cause of death as ascertainable by inspection or post mortem examination of the body of the deceased, but also all matters necessary to enable an opinion to be formed how the deceased came by his death and whether his death resulted in any way from, or was accelerated by, any unlawful act or omission on the part of any other person.
Magistrate
Defined · s 2"Magistrate" means a Magistrate appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under the Subordinate Courts Act or under any written law;
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