Doctor and law.

After the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, came into effect, a number of patients have filed cases against doctors. This article presents a summary of legal decisions related to medial negligence: what constitutes negligence in civil and criminal law, and what is required prove it. Public awareness of medical negligence in India is growing. Hospital managements are increasingly facing complaints regarding the facilities, standards of professional competence, and the appropriateness of their therapeutic and diagnostic methods. After the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, has come into force some patients have filed legal cases against doctors, have established that the doctors were negligent in their medical service, and have claimed and received compensation. As a result, a number of legal decisions have been made on what constitutes negligence and what is required to prove it.

Study of crime against women: Role of forensic medicine.

Due to rise in crowds naturally there is fall in cultural values and escalation in crimes. Crime against women is on the rise especially sexual crimes. Though crime is prevalent in every country and society, most of them either goes undetected or unreported. As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), New Delhi, a crime take place every 17 seconds, among them one dowry death every 77 minutes, one crime against women every 3 minutes and finally one rape or sexual assault every 27 minutes. With above crime scenario, Forensic Medicine plays an important role in helping to prevent, early detection, providing expert medicolegal and scientific reports at earliest, which will result in quick trial and instant administration of justice to victims. Due to lack of legal or medicolegal and scientific awareness and knowledge among victims, investigating agencies, medical and paramedical staff, the end result is either ‘justice hurried is justice buried’ or ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ to the victim. There is need to give importance to Forensic Nursing, impart medicolegal knowledge to paramedical and health workers in rural and semi-urban levels as to how to handle case of crimes committed against women and report them. One accused acquitted means breeding of hundred criminals. Prevention and detection is better than conviction.

A peculiar case of bullet, burns and boot.

Medico legal study of different cases of burns. In this case, the accused tried to hide the actual cause of death, by burning the car along with the body, after shooting him. However careful examination has brought the accused to justice. It is very important for forensic specialist to visit the scene of crime and get detailed history of cases burns from investigating officers and use all branches of forensic medicine to solve crime.