Criminal Procedure Code 175 Provided that if that officer is satisfied as to the cause of death and that the deceased came by his death by accident he may order the body to be buried immediately. Post-mortem examination of body 331. (1) Upon receiving the information referred to in section 330 a Government Medical Officer shall, as soon as practicable, make a post-mortem examination of the body of the deceased. (2) The Medical Officer, if it is necessary in order to ascertain the cause of death, shall extend the examination to the dissection of the body and an analysis of any portion of it, and may cause any portion of it to be transmitted to the Institute for Medical Research. Report of Government Medical Officer 332. (1) The Medical Officer making any such examination shall draw up a report of the appearance of the body and of the conclusions which he draws from it, and shall certify as to the cause of death and shall date and sign the report and transmit it to the Officer in charge of the Police District who shall attach it to the report forwarded under subsection 329(5). (2) The report of the Medical Officer and also the report of an officer of the Institute for Medical Research on anything transmitted to him under subsection 331(2) shall be admissible as evidence and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it at any inquiry held under this Chapter. Duty of Magistrate on receipt of report 333. (1) If the Magistrate shall be satisfied as to the cause of death without holding an inquiry under this Chapter, he shall report to the Public Prosecutor the cause of death as ascertained to his satisfaction with his reasons for being so satisfied and shall at the same time transmit to the Public Prosecutor all reports and documents in his possession connected with the matter.

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