<prompt> Police inquest is false-Senior head constable can investigateMost common inquestPanchnama has to be signed by 55 may not summon  <response>: POLICE INQUEST: S.174, Cr.P.C. The officer-in-charge of a police station not less than head constable conducts the inquest. the police officer making the inquest is known as an investigating officer.in the presence of two panchas, he makes an investigation repo along with their signatures called panchanama. REF: The Synopsis of forensic medicine Dr.K.S.Narayan Reddy, pg no-3 29 th edition. 