This textbook of medical jurisprudence covers the following topics: 1.MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE AND LEGAL PROCEDURES (Forensic medicine, medical jurisprudence, state medicine, medical ethics, legal procedures, IPC, CPC, Inquest, Coroner, Courts, Punishments authorized by law, Summons, Subpoena, Conduct money, Types of witness, Evidence, Dying declaration, Dying deposition, Oath taking, Types of offence, Duties of doctor in witness box, Volunteering statement).9-29 2.IDENTIFICATION (Corpus delicti, Race, Religion, Sex, Nuclear sexing, Inter sex, Age, Appearance and fusion of ossification centres, Medicolegal importance of age, Stature, Anthropometry, Finger print system, Poroscopy, Podogram, Cheiloscopy, Superimposition, Deformities and birth marks, Tattoo marks, Disease wound and stains, Hair, Medicolegal importance of hair and fiber, Hand writing, Speech and voice, Gait etc.30-81 3.MEDICOLEGAL AUTOPSY (Codes, Autopsy reports, Procedure for medicolegal autopsy, Examination, Skin incisions, Evisceration methods, Subendocardial haemorrhage, Description of organs, Laboratory procedures, Demonstration of pneumothorax & air embolus, Preservation of viscera, Collection of samples, Procedure of preservation, Obscure autopsy, Second autopsy, Postmortem lividity, Rigor mortis, Examination of decomposed bodies, Handling of HIV infected & Hepatitis B positive bodies)82-126 4.THANATOLOGY (Definition, Types of Death, Mechanism of Death, Mode of Death, Sudden Death, Changes after Death, Rigor Mortis, Condition of Rigor Mortis)127-138 5.PUTREFACTION (Stages of Putrefaction, Color Changes, Cases, Foul Smell, Effect of collection Gas, Post Mortem Emphysema, Post Mortem Blisters, Maggots, Separation of soft parts, Putrefaction of internal organs, Organs putrefying rapidly, Organ putrefying later, Rate of putrefaction, Sudden death)139-144 6.ASPHYXIA (Definition, Etiology of Asphyxia)145-146 7. HANGING (Definition, Classification, Causes of death, Fatal Period, Ligature mark, Lynching, judicial hanging)147-152 8.STRANGULATION (Definition, Classification, Ligature strangulation, General findings, Suicidal strangulation, Homicidal Strangulation, Accidental strangulation, Pseudo or false strangulation groove, Throttling or manual strangulation)153-156 9.SUFFOCATION (Definition, Classification, Smothering, Choking, Causes of death, Gagging) 157-158 10.TRAUMATIC ASPHYXIA/CRUSH ASPHYXIA (Definition, Causes, Burking)159-160 11. DROWNING (Definition, Classification)161-162 12. STARVATION DEATH (Definition, Types of Starvation Death, Classification, Clinical features, Causes of Starvation)163-167 13.CUSTODIAL TORTURE AND DEATH (HUMAN RIGHTS)168-169 14. ANESTHETIC PROCEDURES AND DEATH170-171 15.INJURY AND WOUND (Abrasion, Bruise, Incised wound, Lacerated wound, Stabs wound, Gunshot wound, Defense wound, Skull wound, Firearm wound, Wound of entrance, Wound of exit)172-187 16.BURNS AND SCALDS188-198 17.IMPOTENCE AND STERILITY (Male impotency, types of impotency, Examination of case of impotency, Potency tests, Sterilization, Artificial insemination)199-207 18.PREGNANCY (Signs of pregnancy, Presumptive signs, Probable signs, Positive signs, Pseudocyesis, Superfecundation, Superfetation, Legitimacy, Illegetimate208-217 19.MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY (MTP ACT) AND ABORTION218-231 20.VIRGINITY232-236 21.DELIVERY (Stages of labour, Signs of recent delivery in living and dead, Signs of remote delivery in living and dead, Significance of lochia, Medicolegal aspects)237-250 22.LEGITIMACY AND INFANTICIDE251-271 23.SEXUAL OFFENCES (Rape, Sodomy, Tribadism/ lesbianism, Bestiality, Buccal/oral coitus)272-299