MODI A Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology, 24/e

Modi A Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology, since its first edition in 1920, has reigned supreme in its field. It is a wellestablished, specialized and highly recommended book on the subject of Medical Jurisprudence, a multi-disciplinary science.This book has been the key reference tool for medical and legal professionals working in these fields. It has also helped investigatingagencies to stay focused on what data is essential and important to collect from scenes of crime. Retaining the flavour of Modi spristine brilliance, this twenty-fourth edition presents critical developments in case law as well as in the field of forensic sciences.This monumental work has two parts, Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology, both of which have been edited by specialistcontributors from diverse fields. This edition has been revised keeping in view the needs of the new forensic medicine syllabus,judicial observations and the concerns of the senior forensic medicine experts. The present edition will prove to be helpful both forlearning about the complexities and the nuances of the subject and for applying them in practice.Key highlightsThoroughly revised updated edition that tracescomprehensively all major developments in the field of lawand forensic medicineReference tool for lawyers and judges for understanding theanatomy and physiology of the human body as well as therelationship between an injury and the weapon used to cause itIncludes a new chapter in Part 1 on “Tools of Interrogation”having relevant judicial pronouncements discussing theirconstitutional validityContains Comprehensive discussion on narco-analysis testand its constitutionalityMedico-legal aspects of rape are re-written, keeping in mindcontemporary objections and concerns of the academiccommunityThe section on Toxicology has been extensively updated byspecialist contributors making it useful to forensic scientistsand analytical chemistsFor easy referral, boxes containing significant facts andflowcharts have been added along with more illustrationsand color platesIncludes an exhaustive subject index and table of casesRelevant case law has been updated in the respective chaptersCurrent developments have been introduced in all the chapters