Full Text (PDF)
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 18(3):p 483-490, July-Sep 2025. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.18325.9
Case Series
Can we Comment on the Weapon and Age of the Stitched Wound? A Case Series
Sachin Kumar Meena,, R. Monisha, Kavya Sharma
Author Information
Licence:
Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)This license enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 18(3):p 483-490, July-Sep 2025. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.18325.9
How Cite This Article:
Sharma K., Monisha R., Meena S.K. Can we Comment on the Weapon and Age of the Stitched Wound? A Case Series. Indian J Forensic Med Pathol. 2025; 18(3): 193-200.Timeline
Received : June 09, 2025
Accepted : July 31, 2025
Published : September 20, 2025
Abstract
Context: The role of Forensic Expert plays a vital role in the examination and preparing wound certificate of every Medico-Legal cases.1 Many times, the victims get the initial treatment in the Private hospital or the casualty, then comes for the medico-legal examination after 3 to 5 days.2 In such cases the problem arises as how to comment upon the contact surface/ weapon when the healing has already started, and margins have become regular. In stitched wounds, many a times the surgeon wound have cleaned the margins, and this further adds the complication to comment upon the weapon. The approximation of the margins depends upon the surgeon’s skills, area of injury, the size of needle used.3 The edges or tailing cannot be made out from the stitched wound most of the times. Many times, the police also seek help from the Medico-legal expert to decide on which IPC section is involved. It relies on the report of Medico-legal expert whether the wound is simple/Grievous caused by non-Dangerous weapon or Dangerous weapon.4 Aims: Through this case series we tried to study the stitched wound of different duration about their margins and edges, and how reliable it is to comment upon the contact surface/ weapon in the stitched wound. Material & Method: Descriptive Observational type of study done at Department of Forensic Medicine, MBS Hospital associated with Governmental Medical College, Kota (Rajasthan), on 10 cases of Stitched wound. Results & Conclusion: we have observed that it is difficult to comment upon the weapon from the Stitched wound and the solution is CFMU.
References
- 1. Roman J.K., Reid S.E., Reid J. Forensic science evidence and the policing of crime: the case for a new conceptual framework for understanding the impact of forensic science evidence. Criminol Public Policy. 2018; 17(2): 505-536.
- 2. Mould-Millman N.K., Dixon J.M., Sefa N., et al. The state of emergency medical services (EMS) systems in Africa. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2017; 32: 273-283.
- 3. Nabhas A.F., Scarbrough C.A., Trotter S. A review of the global guidelines on surgical margins for nonmelanoma skin cancers. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2017; 10(4): 37-46.
- 4. Prahlow J. Forensic Pathology for Police Death Investigators, Attorneys and Forensic Scientists. New Jersey, USA: 2010.
- 5. Behl M. MGIMS starts state’s first clinical forensic medicine unit. The Times of India. 2012 Aug 22. The Times of India. https:// timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/ MGIMS-starts-states-first-clinical-forensicmedicine-unit/articleshow/15608056.cms
- 6. Modi K. A Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology. 26th ed. Generic; 2021.
- 7. Rothe K., Tsokos M., Handrick W. Animal and human bite wounds. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2015; 112(25): 433-442; quiz 443.
Data Sharing Statement
There are no additional data available. All raw data and code are available upon request.
Funding
This research received no funding.
Author Contributions
All authors contributed significantly to the work and approve its publication.
Ethics Declaration
This article does not involve any human or animal subjects, and therefore does not require ethics approval.
Acknowledgements
We would like to express our gratitude to the patients, their families, and all those who have contributed to this study.
Conflicts of Interest
No conflicts of interest in this work.
About this article
Cite this article
Sharma K., Monisha R., Meena S.K. Can we Comment on the Weapon and Age of the Stitched Wound? A Case Series. Indian J Forensic Med Pathol. 2025; 18(3): 193-200.
Licence:
Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)This license enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.
| Received | Accepted | Published |
|---|---|---|
| June 09, 2025 | July 31, 2025 | September 20, 2025 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.18325.9
Keywords
Stitched woundMedicolegal expertCFMUSearch for Similar Articles
Similar Articles
- Sudden Death in a 7-year-old Child Due to Neoplasm: A Case Report
- Bites of Burden: Snake Bite Envenoming in India, Regional Venom Differences, Tr...
- Forensic View of Suicide in Healthcare Workers
- Tracing Identity from Teeth to Technology: Artificial Intelligence in Forensic...
- Chemical Constituents in Latent Fingermarks as Indicators of Lifestyle using Gas...
Article Level Metrics
Last UpdatedWednesday 17 June 2026, 20:34:53 (IST)
7104
Accesses
34
2030
00
Citations
NA
NA
NA
Download citation
Article Keywords
Keyword Highlighting
Highlight selected keywords in the article text.
Timeline
| Received | June 09, 2025 |
| Accepted | July 31, 2025 |
| Published | September 20, 2025 |
licence
Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
This license enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.
