About the journal
The Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology (JFMT) is a peer-reviewed, hybrid, bi-annual journal with a broad international perspective. The journal is dedicated to all branches of Forensic Medicine, Legal Medicine, Toxicology and allied sciences for the administration of justice. Specifically, the Journal encourages research articles that explore principles of forensic practice in contact with judicial system, practice of toxicology; and articles related to medical litigation, medical law and medico-legal issues arising out of day-to-day practice. The journal is an official publication of Medicolegal Society (regd.). The journal was initiated in year 1984 and passing through 40th year of its publication in 2023.
Original Research
Stature Estimation from Anthropometric Measurement of Hand Print in the Gujarati Population
Pratiksha Mer, Ankita Patel
Assessment of Degradation Patterns of Seminal Stains on Different Fabrics using FTIR Spectroscopy
Pallavi A Rao, Deepali Jain
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
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
Anthropometric and Autopsy Indicators Associated with Sudden Cardiac Death: A South Indian Autopsy Study
Anwar K A, Aditya Kidiyoor, Vikas Basavaraj Arabi, Renju Raveendran
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
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
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
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
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
Estimation of Hand Breadth from Breadth of Index Finger
Lovesh Shukla, Parul Kalra, Dalbir Kaur, Satyendra Jain, Suryamani Pandey, Monica Jain
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
Clustering Psychosocial Stressors in Poisoning Cases
Ajeet Pratap, Utkrishth Sahani, Sashikanta Sahoo, Niranjan Sahoo, Raghvendra Kumar Vidua, Jayanthi Yadav
Structured Autopsy-based Case-based Learning in Competency-based Medical Education: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Deepa Durga Roy, Khushveer Rathore
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
Clinical Negligence and Healthcare Litigation in India: A Retrospective Medico-legal Analysis of Judicially Decided Cases
Richa Choudhary, Pradeep Kumar Yadav, Rajat Maurya
Review Article
A Systematic Review on Persistence of Seminal Stains on Washed Substrates
S Mahammad Asif, Darshan RS, Shreya Agarwal
Laboratory Diagnosis of Poisoning: Current Concepts, Analytical Advances and Emerging Perspectives
Deepak Parchwani, Sanjay Gupta, Utsav Parekh
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
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
Unravelling Dyadic Deaths in Southern India: Autopsy Case Reports
Aravindan U, K Venkat Nagraj, Gerard Pradeep Devnath, Senthil Kumaran M, Suraj Sundaragiri
Case Report
Unwitnessed Dual Fatality in a Rural Setting: A Case of Lightning-induced Electrocution
Raghavendra Babu YP, Basil K Babu, Dinesh Kumar K
Incidental Finding of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a Case of Poisoning: A Medico-legal Case Report
Aakash Mishra, Ritu Mahur, Yogendra V
Hinge Fracture of the Skull in a Non-motorcyclist Pedestrian: Autopsy Findings and Biomechanical Analysis- a Case Report
Samarendra Barman, Ashio Angami, Sandeep Nath
Suicidal Hanging in an Individual with Gender-affirming Modifications: A Forensic Autopsy Case Report
Arun Kumar Gupta, Raghvendra Singh, Krishna Nishad
The Automatism Dilemma-distinguishing Overdose from Intent: A Case Report with Review of Literature
HV Chandrakanth, Thilfin Alfret H, Arun M, Smitha Rani
Biokinetics of Traumatic Aortic Rupture in a Pedestrian: Insights from an Autopsy Case Report
Siddhartha Das, Karpora Sundara Pandyen
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