Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology
- 27th
- Gurgaon LexisNexis
- 518 18 cm
Content DETAILED CONTENTS SECTION 1: MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE CHAPTERI HISTORY OF FORENSIC MEDICINE 1.1 Scope and Definition of Forensic Medicine 1.2 Medico-Legal Work In Ancient India 1.2.1. Symptoms 1.2.2 Ancient Medical Texts 1.2.3 Evolution of Medico-legal work in British India 1.2.4 Dactylography 1.2.5 Medico-legal Autopsy 1.2.6 Toxicology.......... 1.2.7 Medical Jurisprudence in the Curriculum.. 1.3 Post-Independence Trends in India 1.4 Administration of Medico-legal Services. 1.5 Case law on the need for Effective Teaching and Training in Forensic Medicine. 1.6 Origin and Development of Forensic Medicine in Other Countries...... 1.6.1 Beginning and Growth of Medico-legal Work in Other Countries. CHAPTER 2 LEGAL PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL COURTS 2.1 Introduction..... 2.2 Legal Procedure at an Inquest. 2.2.1 Police Inquest....... 2.2.2 Magistrate's Inquest... 2.2.3 Coroner's Inquest and Medical Examiner's System. 2.2.4 Discrepancy between the Inquest Report and the Post-mortem Report...... 2.3 Cognizable Offences. 2.4 Difficulties in Detection of Crime and 25 mol Comed 231 2.5.5 emide in Conflict with Lave 2.5.4 Pren conting Agema Samut and Warn 255 Sumut cases and Warran 2.5.6 2.3.6.1 Sammiony Caser 2.5.6.2 Warrant Care 2.3.7 2.5.8 Private Complaint Summary Triak CHAPTER 3 WITNESS MEDICAL EVIDENCE AND MEDICAL 3.1 Evidence 3.1.1 Importance of Medical Evidence..... 3.1.2 The Value of Medical Evidence in Criminal Trials........... 3.1.3 Incomsistency between Direct Evidence and Medical Evidence 3.1.4 Medical Evidence cannot Override Reliable Direct Evidence. 3.1.5 Medical Evidence on the side of the Prosecution and the Accused Equally Balanced. 3.1.6 Conflict in Opinions of two Doctors. 3.1.7 Documentary Evidence 3.1.7.1 Medical Certificate. 3.1.7.2 Medico-legal Report...... 3.1.7.3 Dying Declaration. 3.1.7.4 Case Law.......... 3.1.7.5 Chemical Examiner's Report 3.1.8 Oral Evidence........ 3.2 Witnesses 3.2.1 Types of Witnesses. 3.2.2 Right to Testify as an Expert Witness in Medico-legal Cases.. 3.2.3 Right to Testify ........... Supreme Court Guidelines. 3.2.4 Conduct Money. 3.2.5 Admissibility of Evidence through Video Conferencing. 3.2.6 Rules for Giving Evidence. 3.2.7 Norms For Medical Personnel While Giving Evidence. 3.2.7.1 Volunteering a Statement... 3.3 Professional Secrets.......... 3.3.1 Doctor as a Witness...... 3.3.1.1 Examination-in-Chief.. 3.3.1.2 Cross-Examination. 3.4 Case Law.... 3.3.1.3 Re-Examination 3.3.1.4 Court Questions.