Medico legal diagnosis & pattern of injuries with sharp weapons.

Out of one hundred cases examined in GGS Medical College Faridkot during the period from July 2006 to September 2007 who sustained injuries with sharp weapons, majority (58%) were in the age group of 21-40 years, males (92%) with simple injuries (80%) and with light sharp weapons. Upper limbs were the parts of body with injuries in majority (47%) of cases followed by head (17%) and mixed type (14%).Nature of injury was homicidal in 60% cases followed by 34% cases with fabricated or strongly suspected fabricated injuries. This is a retrospective study to document pattern of injuries with medico-legal diagnosis to ascertain the type of injuries in the disbursement of justice.

Utility of daubert guidelines in India.

This paper deliberates on the legal admissibility criteria and competence of scientific evidence and expert opinion in the courts of America and its use in Indian law. A review of important events in American law in this regard, especially the Daubert Guidelines is presented. This is followed by a review of the applicable section of the Indian Evidence Act. Finally, it concludes that although there is usually no problem in admissibility of scientific evidence in Indian Courts, in case of doubt, the Daubert Guidelines can be followed. But quality control and standards for scientific evidence have to be set, to avoid discrepancies in the Court of Law.