- The
doctor is not required to make speculation about weapon of offence in a
MLC case.
- According
to the Section 324 of IPC, any instrument for shooting, stabbing, cutting
or any instrument used as a weapon of offence likely to cause death or by
means of fire or any heated substance or by means of poison or any
corrosive substance or by means of any explosive or by means of any
substance which is deleterious to the human body to inhale, to swallow, or
to receive into the blood or by means of any animal - are all considered as
dangerous weapons.
The duty of the attending doctor is to record all the
injuries, their dimensions as far as possible, and the body parts where the
injuries are located, the nature of injury, whether simple or grievous, caused
by sharp/blunt object, age or duration of injury along with the vital
parameters like blood pressure, pulse, respiration and the mental status of the
patient. When an investigating officer comes to the hospital, he needs some
specific answers for his legal investigation and to book a case under law of
the land.
- Are
the injuries present self–inflicted or fabricated? If yes, please mention
the forensic justification.
- Is
there any sign, symptom or smell of alcohol or any drug intoxication? If
yes, please opine about his mental status due the influence of
intoxication; also preserve a blood sample.
- Please
opine if the injured or intoxicated patient is fit to record his
statement? If no, please give due reasons and an approximate time interval
for medical evaluation for his/her fitness for statement.
- Is
the condition of patient is critical, severe or serious? If so, the dying
declaration must be recorded by the attending doctor in the presence of
one or two witnesses.
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