Supreme Court Limits Inquest to Cause of Death, Upholds Eyewitness Testimony

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The Supreme Court ruled that investigations under Section 174 CrPC focus solely on determining the apparent cause of death—whether accidental, suicidal, or homicidal. Details like assault circumstances or eyewitness identities are outside the inquest's scope and their absence does not weaken prosecution. The court dismissed an appeal against murder convictions, affirming that missing eyewitness names in reports do not invalidate witness testimony.

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