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ISSUES IMPACTING THE RELIABILITY AND AUTHENTICITY OF MEDICAL EVIDENCE RELATING TO POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION IN A TRIAL

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).15      10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).15      Published : Mar 2021

Issues Impacting the Reliability, and Authenticity of Medical Evidence relating to Post-Mortem Examination in a Trial

Abstract

    Post-mortem is a scientific examination conducted post-death in order to find out the cause of death as well as the traces of the perpetrator of the crime if it is homicidal. This examination gives a direction to investigative machinery to start its investigation to find and prosecute the accused and exonerate the innocent accused in the case. Additionally, it is complicated as well, depending upon various essential and important factors, which are vital for the admissibility of medical evidence in a criminal trial and this article focuses on these issues. These essentials factors include the performance of examination only by a registered autopsy surgeon or pathologist; who is an expert in the knowledge of diseases, the carrying out of a detailed and careful examination; on the crime scene and in the mortuary, preparation of the factual and objective medico-legal report; which is free from personal feelings and opinions of the medical expert.

    Post-mortem Examination, Medico-legal Report, Autopsy surgeon, Autopsy report, Dead body

    (1) Atika Lohani
    Assistant Professor, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Shahid Zafar Bajwa
    Advocate High Court.
    (3) Aamir Abbas
    Assistant Professor, Law College GC University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Cite this article

APA

    APA : Lohani, A., Bajwa, S. Z., & Abbas, A. (2021). Issues Impacting the Reliability, and Authenticity of Medical Evidence relating to Post-Mortem Examination in a Trial. Global Legal Studies Review, VI(I), 105 - 116. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).15

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Lohani, Atika, Shahid Zafar Bajwa, and Aamir Abbas. 2021. "Issues Impacting the Reliability, and Authenticity of Medical Evidence relating to Post-Mortem Examination in a Trial." Global Legal Studies Review, VI (I): 105 - 116 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).15

HARVARD

    HARVARD : LOHANI, A., BAJWA, S. Z. & ABBAS, A. 2021. Issues Impacting the Reliability, and Authenticity of Medical Evidence relating to Post-Mortem Examination in a Trial. Global Legal Studies Review, VI, 105 - 116.

MHRA

    MHRA : Lohani, Atika, Shahid Zafar Bajwa, and Aamir Abbas. 2021. "Issues Impacting the Reliability, and Authenticity of Medical Evidence relating to Post-Mortem Examination in a Trial." Global Legal Studies Review, VI: 105 - 116

MLA

    MLA : Lohani, Atika, Shahid Zafar Bajwa, and Aamir Abbas. "Issues Impacting the Reliability, and Authenticity of Medical Evidence relating to Post-Mortem Examination in a Trial." Global Legal Studies Review, VI.I (2021): 105 - 116 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Lohani, Atika, Bajwa, Shahid Zafar, and Abbas, Aamir (2021), "Issues Impacting the Reliability, and Authenticity of Medical Evidence relating to Post-Mortem Examination in a Trial", Global Legal Studies Review, VI (I), 105 - 116

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Lohani, Atika, Shahid Zafar Bajwa, and Aamir Abbas. "Issues Impacting the Reliability, and Authenticity of Medical Evidence relating to Post-Mortem Examination in a Trial." Global Legal Studies Review VI, no. I (2021): 105 - 116. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-I).15