<prompt> Exhumation can be ordered byDoctorCivil surgeonDistrict magistratePolice commissioner  <response>: Ans. c District magistrate Ref. Parikh FMT 6th ed., p 2.90EXHUMATION By exhumation is meant the lawful disinterment or digging out of buried body from the grave. It is sometimes necessary for -- Identification- Determination of cause of death foul play suspected As the Hindus who form majority cremate their dead bodies within a few hrs, exhumation in India is quite rare. Only a magistrate or coroner can order it. In India, there is no time limit for exhumation. 