B Injury 1993-2018 ,u ,p vkj lh % iPphl o’kZ&vla[; vk’kk,a Nhrc : Twenty Five Years-billion Hopes 10. What are the parameters which should be mentioned while preparing injury report by the Medical of icer? It is common observation that injury reports are poorly prepared in prison, which later on causes lots of confusion in arriving at inal conclusion about injury. Poorly prepared reports may be dif icult to corroborate with subsequent clinical record or post-mortem report. The following parameters should be neatly recorded. • Particulars of the person examined along with thumb impression and identi ication mark • Date and time of examination • Cloths/foreign material description • Dimensions of the wound (including size, site, margins, edges, reference from anatomical landmarks, orientation), tenderness, swelling. • Signs of healing (bleeding / serum / loose or adherent scab/colour/surrounding skin/scar/hypo or hyper pigmented) • Any disability due to injury 11 How medical of icer should opine about the injuries ? While recording opinion, the medical of icer must specify whether the injuries are: 1. Fresh (within 4 to 6 hours) /recent (within one day) /old (If more than one day, be speci ic if possible) 2. Caused by sharp/ blunt objects / rough surface/ burning objects or smouldering objects like cigarettes, 3. Simple / grievous / dangerous in nature. 4. Injuries are suggestive of impulsive or planned (systemic) physical torture. 5. While giving opinion, multiple injuries if any, may be clubbed according to their nature. The nature of each injury such as, simple / grievous /dangerous, should be speci ied both individually and collectively. 6. If an injury is not consistent with the history given-question it at the time of examination. 7. In many cases victims may be unaware of the site of the injuryFORENSIC INVESTIGATION | 31