This book aims to serve as a training manual as well as ready reference for the officers of the law enforcement agencies who handle medico legal cases. The book will be helpful for the police trainees as well as the officers in service to achieve the desired educational objectives and inspire them to acquire more knowledge and develop higher skills in their career. It contains data of the recent advances and modern trends in the field of forensic medicine and allied specialties. Apart from theoretical information practical aspects of all types of medico legal work are dealt with in this book. Samples of certificates and proformas given in the book will help the police officers to correlate necessary documents in the medico legal cases handled by them.

About the Author
B. Umadethan is currently Professor and Head Department of Forensic Medicine. College of Medicine Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre Kochi Kerala. Earlier he has been Professor and Head Department of Forensic Medicine In the Medical Colleges of Trivandrum Alappuzha and Thrissur and has functioned as Police Surgeon of the respective districts. He was. The Director. State Medico legal Institute Trivandrum and the state Medico legal Expert and Consultant. He has also served as the Medico legal Adviser to Kerala Police and guest faculty at the Police Training College. Briefly he has also worked as the Medico legal Consultant in Libya.

Table of Contents
* Foreword
* Preface
* Introduction
* Learning Objective
* Scope and Role of Forensic Medicine
* Death
* Inquest
* Trace Evidence
* Medicolegal Autopsy
* Forensic Taphonomy
* Human Skeletal Remains
* Mechanical Injuries
* Firearm and Explosion Injuries
* Regional Injuries
* Injuries due to Fall
* Traffic Accidents
* Medicolegal Aspects of Injuries
* Asphyxial Deaths
* Death due to Electricity and Lightning
* Burns
* Virginity
* Sexual Offences
* Pregnancy
* Delivery
* Abortion
* Medical Termination of Pregnancy
* Neonaticide and Infanticide
* Impotence
* Drunkenness
* Poisoning
* Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
* Sudden Natural Death
* Investigation of Hospital Deaths
* Recent Advances in Crime Investigation
* Violation of Human Rights
* Biological and Chemical Terrorism
* Annexations
* Index