CHAPTER XI DUTY OF THE PUBLIC AND CHIEF TO REPORT AND DUTIES OF CHIEFS TO INVESTIGATE CERTAIN MATTERS. 109. Public to give Information of Certain Matters. Every person: (a) Who has reason to believe that any other person has committed suicide or has been killed by another or by an accident or of any kind whatsoever or that a dead body has been found or; (b) Who is aware of the commission or of the intention of any other person to commit any offence punishable under any of the following sections of the Penal Code, that is to say 96, 97, 98, 101, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 251, 252, 253, 253A, 279(2), 281, 284A, 305,310, 324, 334, 336, 337, 338, 341, 342, 343, 374, 375, 388, 389, 396, 397, 338, 341, 342, 343, 374, 375, 388, 389, 396, 397, 398 and 399; Shall, in the absence of reasonable excuse forthwith give information to the nearest Magistrate or policeman or a chief if not himself a chief. 110. Investigation by Chief on Receiving Information Under Paragraph (a) of Section 109. (1) A chief to whom information has been given under paragraph (a) of section 109 or who suspects the existence of such facts as are set out in paragraph (a) of section 109 shall after forwarding information to the officer in charge of the nearest police station proceed to the place where the body of the deceased is and shall there in the presence of two or more persons whom he shall summon for the purpose and who shall be bound to attend make an investigation and draw up a report of the apparent cause of death describing such wounds, fractures and other marks of injuries as may be found on the body and stating in what manner or by what weapon or instrument such marks appear to have been inflicted and such other information relating to the death as he can discover provided that when the officer in charge of the police station to whom information has been given under section 109 undertakes the investigation the chief so notified shall cease further to investigate save as directed by the officer. (2) Where practicable the chief making an investigation under the proceeding section shall be accompanied by a Medical Officer. (3) Where there is any doubt regarding the cause of death or where for any other reason the chief making the investigation considers it expedient to do so or where the Medical Officer attending such investigation so directs the body shall be taken to the nearest hospital or to some other convenient place for further examination as he thinks necessary. 34