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(꯱) ꯀꯦꯁꯑꯗꯨꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯱꯹꯴ꯒꯤꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯳) ꯒꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯣꯖ(i) ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯣꯖ(ii) ꯗꯄꯟꯈ꯭ꯔꯤꯕꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯏꯟꯀ ꯭ ꯋꯦꯁꯠꯁꯤꯡꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯁꯛꯇꯤꯂꯩꯕꯈ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤꯅꯛꯄꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯗꯨꯅꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯱꯹꯴ꯒꯤꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯱) ꯗꯄꯟꯈ꯭ꯔꯤꯕꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ, ꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅꯁꯛꯇꯤꯂꯩꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯅꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯕꯏꯟꯀ ꯭ ꯋꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯊꯛꯇ, ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤꯃꯔꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯏꯟꯀ ꯭ ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯇꯧꯕꯌꯥꯏ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯃꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯏꯟꯀ ꯭ ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯑꯃ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯗꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯇꯤꯛꯂꯩꯕꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯲) ꯀꯗꯥꯏꯗ, ꯫ (a) ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯔꯦꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯥꯡꯈꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (b) ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯑꯃꯐꯝꯂꯥꯟꯕꯤꯔꯦꯍꯥꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯒꯤꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯑꯌꯥꯕꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯀꯤꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯈꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯀꯁꯇꯗꯤꯗꯂꯧꯕꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯅꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯏꯟꯀ ꯭ ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯒꯤꯃꯊꯛꯇꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕꯃꯐꯝꯗꯨꯗꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯗꯨꯅꯏꯟꯀ ꯭ ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ꯫ 65 by the Magistrate or the Court, under this Sanhita in addition to the inquiry or investigation held by the police, an inquiry shall be held by the Magistrate within whose local jurisdiction the offence has been committed. (3) The Magistrate holding such an inquiry shall record the evidence taken by him in connection therewith in any manner hereinafter specified according to the circumstances of the case. (4) Whenever such Magistrate considers it expedient to make an examination of the dead body of any person who has been already interred, in order to discover the cause of his death, the Magistrate may cause the body to be disinterred and examined. (5) Where an inquiry is to be held under this section, the Magistrate shall, wherever practicable, inform the relatives of the deceased whose names and addresses are known, and shall allow them to remain present at the inquiry. (6) The Magistrate or the Executive Magistrate or the police officer holding an inquiry or investigation under sub-section (2) shall, within twenty-four hours of the death of a person, forward the body with a view to its being examined to the nearest Civil Surgeon or other qualified medical person appointed in this behalf by the State Government, unless it is not possible to do so for reasons to be recorded in writing. Explanation.—In this section, the expression "relative" means parents, children, brothers, sisters and spouse. CHAPTER XIV JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS