What procedure for registration is to be followed in case of medico–legal cases of death occurred in hospitals?
In case of medico–legal cases, the hospital authorities/physicians should inform the Registrar concerned, details thereof for follow up action in obtaining required certificate from the police authorities. The object is that on receipt of the information the local Registrar could register the event of death without completing the column of cause of death, making a remark in the remarks column that the “inquest report is awaited”. The cause of death could be filled in later on receiving the inquest report.
