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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 10(3):p 188-191, Jul-Sep 2017. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.10317.2
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Practical Problems Encountered in Conducting Medico-Legal Autopsies in Custodial Deaths: A Research Study
Abhaykumar B. Dheeraj, Sudhir D. Nanandkar
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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 10(3):p 188-191, Jul-Sep 2017. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.10317.2
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Received : July 14, 2017
Accepted : August 16, 2017
Published : September 30, 2017
Abstract
To ascertain the cause of death is the most important objective behind a medico legal autopsy. To this objective, ruling out torture or any other form of forceful activity done by the authorities is added while performing the custodial deaths’ autopsy. Medico legal autopsy of custodial deaths has to be prompt and precise, to achieve such objectives and to collect evidences. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has laid down certain guidelines at different levels at regular intervals to achieve the objectives behind custodial deaths’ autopsy. Authorities working under these guidelines encounter different problems at their level. This study was aimed at identifying few of those problems, analyzing them and find out solutions in the form of recommendations on the basis of conclusions drawn.
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- 1. Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1992/54 of 3rd March 1992.
- 2. Model prison manual formulated by Bureau of Police Research Development, Ministry Of Home Affairs, Govt. Of India.,1996.p.236240.
- 3. Guidelines issued by National Human Rights Commission on 14th December 1993. “ Reporting of custodial deaths within 24 hours.”
- 4. Guidelines issued by NHRC on 21st Dec.2001. “ On magisterial enquiry in custodial death.” 5. Dr. K .S. Narayan Reddy. The Essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 33rd edition 2014.p. 468469.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.10317.2
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| Received | July 14, 2017 |
| Accepted | August 16, 2017 |
| Published | September 30, 2017 |
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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.
