Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Articles in this Issue
A Case of Prune Belly Syndrome with Uro-rectal Malformation Sequence
Background: Prune belly syndrome (PBS) is a congenital and rare condition which presents apartialor complete triadofdecienciesorabsence of musclesof abdomen, abnormalities in the genital organs like...
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis on Various Surfaces Using Simulated Blood: A Forensic Approach
Background: Bloodstains are commonly encountered biological evidence at the crime scenes. Bloodstain pattern analysis provides crucial information about height of fall, angle and force of impact assis...
Pattern and Characteristics of Violent Asphyxial Deaths: A Prospective Study from Belagavi Region
Background: Violent asphyxial deaths constitute a major proportion of medicolegal fatalities in India, with hanging and drowning being the most common mechanisms. Regional epidemiological data are ess...
Pattern and Distribution of Injuries in Fatal Road Traffic Accidents Autopsied at Mortuary of HIMS Teaching Hospital, Hassan: A Prospective Study
Introduction: Road Trafc Accidents (RTAs) are a major cause of unnatural deaths, especially in developing countries. It is necessary to consider the limitation of human body for designing safety equi...
EGFR Immunohistochemical Expression in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma and its Prognostic Significance
Background: Head and neck Squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a highly rapidly spreading invasive malignant tumour of the epithelium and in the entire world, it is the sixth most common malignant neopl...
An Analysis of Sociodemographic Patterns in Sudden Natural Deaths in a Tertiary Care Postmortem Center in Mumbai Region
Background: Medico-legal autopsy is often warranted in cases of sudden and unexpected deaths. In the present study period, 2,267 such autopsies were carried out, with 222 cases (9.79%) identied as su...
Mapping Suicide Trends in South India: A Secondary Data Analysis of NCRB Reports with Predictive Modelling and Policy Recommendations
Background: Suicide presents an increasingly signicant challenge to the healthof the Indian population, and patterns of methods and modes of self-harm are changing. During the past few years, the sou...
Craniofacial and Mandibular Morphometrics for Sex Determination in an Indian Population: A Radiographic Discriminant Function Analysis
Introduction: Sex determination based on skeletal features plays a crucial role in forensic identication. There is sparse data on the metric cranial and mandibular criteria for Indians. This study ai...
The Morphometric Variation of Human Lips: A Cheiloscopic Study in Forensic Sex Determination
Background: Lip print is a common type of evidence found in a forensic context. The determination of the sex from an in-situ lip print is a critical job. Aim and Objectives: The present study aimed to...
Pattern and Interpretation of Injuries Due to fall from Height in a Hilly State of North India: An Autopsy based Stud
Introduction: A fall from considerable height followed by landing on a surface can lead to multiple injuries which can be sustained during the fall or after landing on the ground. The injuries sustain...
Electrocution Deaths in Northwest Delhi, India: A Five-Year Retrospective Analysis (2018–2022)
Introduction: Electricity is an essential resource in modern society. However, its ubiquitous presence also presents inherent risks to human life. Although electrocution deaths account for a small pro...