It has been observed that the laws governing hospital and medical personnel are mind-numbing and monotonous for pedagogues, students and medical practitioners alike. This book is a sincere attempt to make the material interesting and easy to read.

The book has made it easier to understand and recall the CrPC/IPC sections as well as Indian Laws. Acts and Regulations about hospitals and medical personnel, not just post-mortem examinations. New revisions to the relevant sections, as well as recent developments in the laws governing children, sexual offences, drug control, negligence and hospital legal procedures, have been incorporated.

This is a handy reference book for Doctors, Lawyers and the Police when dealing with Medico-legal cases, as well as for the general public to learn about the rights and responsibilities of the Doctor-Patient relationship in Indian hospitals.

About the Author: Dr Seema S Sutay, MBBS, MD-Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, LLB, MBA LLM, PGDLFM

Dr Seema is presently working as Professor and Head of the Department (HOD), Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Khandwa. She has worked in various states across the country in the past two decades. She understands the concerns of students in various medical colleges and the quest of police in medico-legal related issues.

This book is a product of six years of efforts that will enable medical students to gain specific knowledge of the medical laws. It will also assist lawyers in brushing-up the knowledge of medical laws during their trial in court. Being a Resource faculty in the Medical Education Unit, she has undergone a number of Trainings & Certificate Courses in Technology related to educational advancement in medical institutes.

Dr Nishat Ahmed Sheikh, MBBS, MD-Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, PGDCSI, PGDFO

Dr Nishat Ahmed Sheikh earned his medical degree in the year 2000 from Rashtra Sant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University. He received his postgraduate degree MD in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology from the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra. He is currently employed as an Associate Professor of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

He has authored numerous research articles that were published in prestigious national and international medical journals, academic book chapters and also contributed to multiple textbooks including Pediatric and Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. His clinical and research interests in forensic medicine include detainee healthcare, deaths, near-misses in custody, torture, toxicology, drugs and alcohol, wound and injury interpretation, ballistics, sexual assault, non-accidental injury, restraint, use of force injury and age estimation.

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: White Falcon Publishing; 1 edition (2022)
• Author: Dr. Seema S Sutay & Dr. Nishat Ahmed Sheikh
• ISBN-13: 9781636405506
• Product Dimensions:  7 x 1 x 10 Inches

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