Vol. 43 No. 3 (2026): Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology (Jul-sep) 2026

Published: 2026-10-14

Original Research

Stature Estimation from Anthropometric Measurement of Hand Print in the Gujarati Population

Pratiksha Mer, Ankita Patel

1-10
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Assessment of Degradation Patterns of Seminal Stains on Different Fabrics using FTIR Spectroscopy

Pallavi A Rao, Deepali Jain

11-18
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Determinants of Internal Neck Injuries in Suicidal Hanging: A Cross-sectional Autopsy Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Maharashtra

Yasho Chaturvedi, Sandeep Bansal, Abhishek Rathee, K V Radhakrishna

19-23
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A Study to Establish the Importance of Lip Prints in Personal Identification and Sex Determination

Amit Kumawat, Lalchand Verma, R Monisha, Vinod Kumar Garg, Ashok Moondra

24-28
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Anthropometric and Autopsy Indicators Associated with Sudden Cardiac Death: A South Indian Autopsy Study

Anwar K A, Aditya Kidiyoor, Vikas Basavaraj Arabi, Renju Raveendran

29-35
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Sex Determination by using Morphometric Analysis of Foramen Magnum: An Autopsy Based Study in Western Rajasthan

Sameeksha Chaudhary, Manoj Garg, Rajendra Singh, O P Saini, Shalender Kumar

36-41
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Documentations and Dilemmas - an Assessment of Knowledge and Understanding of MBBS Interns Pertaining to Medical Records in Health Care.

Reekee Patel, Sefaliben Patel, Utsav Parekh, Gautam Dhokia

42-45
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An Autopsy-based Study to Find Correlation Between Supine Length and Percutaneous Measurements of Tibial Length

Shubham Verma, Tayyaba Tanvir, Nancy Mittal, Khushahal Chauhan, Mohit Chauhan, Arvind Kumar, Mukta Rani

46-52
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Epidemiological Profile and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Mechanical Asphyxial Deaths Due to Hanging: A Cross-sectional Observational Prospective Study

Aditya B Itare, Hardik R Prajapati, Sunil B Bhatt

53-56
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Advancing Snakebite Diagnosis Through Biomarker Analysis: An Insight from a Case-control Study using ELISA

Geeta Sahu, Mamata Jena, CS Debiprasad, Soumya Ranjan Jena, Praveen Kumar Pradhan, Roma Rattan, J K Panda, Shaswati Sahu

57-66
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Estimation of Hand Breadth from Breadth of Index Finger

Lovesh Shukla, Parul Kalra, Dalbir Kaur, Satyendra Jain, Suryamani Pandey, Monica Jain

67-71
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Dental Attrition-based Age Estimation: A Forensic Analysis using the ASA Method

Pompi Boruah, Chandana Deka, Dhurbajyoti Gogoi, Aaditya Das, Joyjeet Dey, Saptarshi Dev Adhikary

72-78
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Clustering Psychosocial Stressors in Poisoning Cases

Ajeet Pratap, Utkrishth Sahani, Sashikanta Sahoo, Niranjan Sahoo, Raghvendra Kumar Vidua, Jayanthi Yadav

79-85
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Structured Autopsy-based Case-based Learning in Competency-based Medical Education: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Deepa Durga Roy, Khushveer Rathore

86-93
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Substance Use Among Adolescents: A Study on Lifetime Prevalence, Crafft-based Screening, and Associated Factors in Eastern India

Tushar Bhutada, Utkal Keshari Suna, Basanta Kumar Behera, Udit Kumar Panda, Asis Kumar Ray, Braja Kishore Dash

94-102
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Clinical Negligence and Healthcare Litigation in India: A Retrospective Medico-legal Analysis of Judicially Decided Cases

Richa Choudhary, Pradeep Kumar Yadav, Rajat Maurya

103-110
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Review Article

A Systematic Review on Persistence of Seminal Stains on Washed Substrates

S Mahammad Asif, Darshan RS, Shreya Agarwal

111-118
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Poisoning: Current Concepts, Analytical Advances and Emerging Perspectives

Deepak Parchwani, Sanjay Gupta, Utsav Parekh

119-131
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Case Series

Fatal Cardiac Rupture Due to Blunt Trauma to the Chest – An Autopsy Based Forensic Case Series

Amit Patil, Metta Yaswanth Reddy, Toshal D Wankhade, Rahul Bhaira, Dinil D Nangelil

132-136
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Differentiating Post-myocardial Infarction Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture from Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation-induced Cardiac Injury: A Forensic Autopsy Case Series

Sandeep Bansal, Yasho Chaturvedi, Dhokia Gautam Kumar R, Barakha Gupta

137-143
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Unravelling Dyadic Deaths in Southern India: Autopsy Case Reports

Aravindan U, K Venkat Nagraj, Gerard Pradeep Devnath, Senthil Kumaran M, Suraj Sundaragiri

144-147
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Case Report

Unwitnessed Dual Fatality in a Rural Setting: A Case of Lightning-induced Electrocution

Raghavendra Babu YP, Basil K Babu, Dinesh Kumar K

148-151
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Incidental Finding of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a Case of Poisoning: A Medico-legal Case Report

Aakash Mishra, Ritu Mahur, Yogendra V

152-155
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Hinge Fracture of the Skull in a Non-motorcyclist Pedestrian: Autopsy Findings and Biomechanical Analysis- a Case Report

Samarendra Barman, Ashio Angami, Sandeep Nath

156-159
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Suicidal Hanging in an Individual with Gender-affirming Modifications: A Forensic Autopsy Case Report

Arun Kumar Gupta, Raghvendra Singh, Krishna Nishad

160-163
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The Automatism Dilemma-distinguishing Overdose from Intent: A Case Report with Review of Literature

HV Chandrakanth, Thilfin Alfret H, Arun M, Smitha Rani

164-167
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Biokinetics of Traumatic Aortic Rupture in a Pedestrian: Insights from an Autopsy Case Report

Siddhartha Das, Karpora Sundara Pandyen

168-171
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Non-fatal Accidental Ligature Strangulation by Scarf Entanglement in a Pedestal Fan: A Rare Workplace Case Report

Deepu Mathew, Sathish Ayyappan, Raghvendra Singh Shekhawat, Vikas Meshram, Tanuj Kanchan

172-175
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