- 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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