Forensic Medicine - Historical Outfit 1
Constitution of Criminal Courts, their Powers and Jurisdiction 6
Evidence and Proof 19
Expert Evidence 44
The Expert in Court 50
Medical Evidence 58
Legitimacy and Paternity 74
Privileged Communication and Professional Secrets 77
The Rights and Obligations of a Medical Man to his Patient 80
Medical Malpractice 97
Code of Medical Ethics 109
Consent before Examination and before Surgical Operation 116
Medical Insanity 125
Legal Insanity 132
Intoxication 163
Acts done by Persons under Intoxication 168
Establishing Identity 178
Importance of Skeleton and Skeletal Remains in establishing Identity 184
Age 194
Human Body : Some Elements of Anatomy and Physiology 204
Inquest 220
Post-Mortem Examination 228
Despatch of Viscera and Other Material for Chemical Analysis and
Medico-Legal Inter-pretation 228
Blood and Seminal Stains 245
Signs of Death and Changes Following Death 251
Time Elapsed since Death 266
Sudden Death----Causes and Medico-Legal Aspects 271
Time Required for Digestion of Different Foods 281
Death from Asphyxia 283
Death from Physical Agents (Lightning, Electrical Currents, Cold,
Heat and X-Rays) 317
Death from Starvation 324
Injuries and Wounds in Law 327
Injuries in Medicine----Abrasions, Contusions (Bruises),
Lacerated Wounds, Incised Wounds 338
Regional Injuries 360
Forensic Ballistics 373
Firearm Injuries 388
Fractures, Dislocations and Fracture-Dislocations 409
Burns 427
Pregnancy and Delivery 439
Infanticide and Medico-Legal Aspects of Birth 451
Virginity 465
Abortion, (Spontaneous, Criminal) Therapeutic, Medical Termination
of Pregnancy 467
Impotence and Sterility 488
Rape 496
Unnatural Offences 517
Poisons and their Medico-Legal Importance 522
Poisons, their Symptoms and Fatal Doses 527
Important Poisons----Principal Features 537
Consciousness & Unconsciousness and Medico-Legal Importance 550
Effect of Alcohol 556
Alcohol in Blood and Urine 562
Alcohol Determination After Death 564
Blood Examination in Prohibition Cases 566
Medico-Legal Aspects of Automobile Accident Cases 572
Workmen's Compensation 582
Damage and Disability----Evaluation and Medico-Legal Considerations 585
Consumer Protection Act of 1986 and the Doctors 599
Medico-Legal Aspect of Injuries in Cases of Cruelty perpetrated
on a Woman by the Husband or his Relatives or
Alleged Dowry Deaths 606
APPENDIX
Glossary of Technical Terms 612
Poison 644
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 648
The Coroners Act, 1871 673
Maharashtra Regulation of Use of Pre-Natal Diagnostic
Techniques Act, 1988 686