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Nov 25, 2023 · NEW DELHI: The gruesome case of a 16-year-old boy frenziedly stabbing another teenager over money in northeast Delhi and dancing over his lifeless body is not an isolated incident. According to police estimates, 10-12 minors are apprehended in the city every month for murders.
2 days ago · "We are conducting a post-mortem with a panel of two govt medical officers, and the procedure is being recorded on video due to the suspicious nature of the case," said Bilaspur circle officer Dr ...
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There are no coroners in India. Post mortems are carried out by a hospital medical officer. A post-mortem normally takes place as soon as possible after the deceased is formally identified. In some cases the police will wait for a family member or friend (with next of kin consent) to identify the deceased before undertaking a post-mortem. In except...
During a post mortem, organs can be removed for testing, at the discretion of the doctor, and without the consent of next of kin. Next of kin and consular officials are not routinely informed about the removal of any organs. In some cases, it has taken over two years for organs to be tested. Once tested, organs are normally destroyed. There is no e...
A body can normally be released for burial, cremation or repatriation once the post mortem is complete. Cremation in India is normally performed on a wooden pyre but main cities have electric crematoriums. There are local undertakers in India who are equipped to carry out international repatriation and will provide the special caskets required for ...
There is limited capacity in India for forensic testing or other modern investigation methods. Timeframes for police investigations vary from state to state. The police can request multiple extensions once they have made an arrest and delays are inevitable. Cases can take years before reaching a conclusion. Although consular officials can request u...
Timeframes for inquests, court hearings and trials vary and often take years. The Indian judicial system does not move quickly and timeframes vary from state to state. There are currently an overwhelming number of cases in the judicial system and hearings are often delayed or cancelled at short notice. A local lawyer can help provide you with updat...
it is important to note that in cases involving foreigners, and despite our requests not to, the police pro-actively and openly brief the press first, then families and finally the British High Com...
Jul 24, 2024 · Bhopal/Jabalpur: Madhya Pradesh high court has rejected a plea for medical termination of pregnancy ( MTP) of a minor girl, holding the FIR ‘suspicious’ and because the foetus is beyond 24 weeks.
Sep 1, 2015 · Every suspicious death in India is investigated, with one of the objectives being determining the manner of death. The autopsy is an integral part of the death investigation.
- Surendra Kumar Sharma, Shweta Bajpai
- 2015
Jan 4, 2020 · Like the Nirbhaya incident, which drew public opprobrium, the rape of the minor girl, the intimidation of her family members by Sengar’s cronies, the death of her father in judicial custody in...
the person whose death is caused, being above the age of eighteen years, suffers death or takes the risk of death with his own consent.” Section 300 of the IPC is in two parts. The first part is when culpable homicide can be said to be the murder and the second part is the exceptions when the culpable homicide is not murder.
