Inquiry of deaths under the Malaysian Criminal Procedure Code
This paper deals with any sudden death or unnatural death or death by violence or of any death under suspicious circumstances, or of the body of any person being found dead without its being known how that person came by death. It discusses among others, on the requirement to inform the relevant aut...
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| description | This paper deals with any sudden death or unnatural death or death by violence or of any death under suspicious circumstances, or of the body of any person being found dead without its being known how that person came by death. It discusses among others, on the requirement to inform the relevant autorithies especially the police, the manner of investigation to be conducted and whether a post-mortem of the deceased is required. It also looks at the nature of the inquiry, the powers given to the magistrates in ascertaining the cause of death, the rules of evidence and the procedures involved. The powers of the public prosecutor and the role of the pathologist in relation to the death of the person are also discussed. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:80412013-01-13T10:45:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/8041/ Inquiry of deaths under the Malaysian Criminal Procedure Code Kamarudin, Abdul Rani K Law (General) KPG Malaysia This paper deals with any sudden death or unnatural death or death by violence or of any death under suspicious circumstances, or of the body of any person being found dead without its being known how that person came by death. It discusses among others, on the requirement to inform the relevant autorithies especially the police, the manner of investigation to be conducted and whether a post-mortem of the deceased is required. It also looks at the nature of the inquiry, the powers given to the magistrates in ascertaining the cause of death, the rules of evidence and the procedures involved. The powers of the public prosecutor and the role of the pathologist in relation to the death of the person are also discussed. LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/8041/1/2009_-_Inquiry_of_deaths_under_the_Malaysian_criminal_procedure_code.pdf Kamarudin, Abdul Rani (2009) Inquiry of deaths under the Malaysian Criminal Procedure Code. Malayan Law Journal, 5. lxviii-lxxxii. ISSN 0025-1283 |
| spellingShingle | K Law (General) KPG Malaysia Kamarudin, Abdul Rani Inquiry of deaths under the Malaysian Criminal Procedure Code |
| title | Inquiry of deaths under the Malaysian Criminal Procedure Code |
| title_full | Inquiry of deaths under the Malaysian Criminal Procedure Code |
| title_fullStr | Inquiry of deaths under the Malaysian Criminal Procedure Code |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inquiry of deaths under the Malaysian Criminal Procedure Code |
| title_short | Inquiry of deaths under the Malaysian Criminal Procedure Code |
| title_sort | inquiry of deaths under the malaysian criminal procedure code |
| topic | K Law (General) KPG Malaysia |
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