Coroners Act : JURORS TO BE SWORN Indian Bare Acts :

Coroners Act ,1871

Act No : 4

Section : JURORS TO BE SWORN

SECTION 14: JURORS TO BE SWORN

- When a sufficient jury is in attendance, he shall administer an oath to each juror to give a true verdict according to the evidence, and shall then proceed with the jury to view the body.

State Amendments

Maharashtra:: For Section 14, substitute the following:-

14. Opening Court, Jurors to be sworn.-

( 1 ) On the day and at the hour fixed for the inquest the Coroner shall proceed to open his Court by proclamation and shall call over the names of the jurors on whom summonses under Section 13 have been duly served. If not less than five jurors are in attendance, the Coroner shall administer an oath to each juror to give a verdict according to the evidence.

(2) If the number of jurors in attendance is less than five, or, if in the course in an inquest at any time before the return of the verdict ajuror is absent and it is not practicable to enforce his immediate attendance, the Coroner may appoint such number of persons as may be necessary to serve as jurors in the inquest." - Bom. Act 13 of 1930, Section 2.Section 14-A Maharashtra: After Section 14 insert the following:-

"14-A. Inquest may be on Sunday or public holiday.- An inquest under this Act or its adjourned hearing under Section 21 may be held on a Sunday or a public holiday." - Inserted by Bom. Act 13 of 1930, S. 2.