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 If the corpse has already been buried, the person conducting the inquest shall arrange for it to be unburied for the sake of inspection, save where he finds that it is not necessary or it would endanger the public health.

The person conducting an inquest shall make an written opinion indicating what the cause and manner of death are, who the deceased was, where and when he met his death, and if he died of an assault, who the offender or suspect is shall be stated in so far as it could be ascertained.

The provisions of this Code which deal with inquiries shall apply mutatis mutandis to inquests.

In the event that the death is not the result of the commission of a criminal offence, the inquest file shall be sent to the commissioner of the province.

To institute a criminal case, a charge shall be submitted to any court which has the powers according to the provisions of this Code or other law.