Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Section 194 BNSS | Police Notices Exceeding Unnatural Death Inquiry Scope Quashed as Abuse of Process : Karnataka HC
The court held that Section 194 BNSS permits police only to ascertain the cause of unnatural death, not to conduct a roving investigation, and directed compliance with the Jacob Mathew safeguards for medical professionals. The ruling protects doctors and hospitals from harassment through excessive police notices during inquest proceedings.