The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently criticized the negligence of doctors in conducting postmortems , which hampers fair trials, and urged the state governments to respond. The Court noted that postmortems were often performed by unqualified individuals or medical students without proper oversight from senior doctors or forensic experts. This led to inaccurate postmortem reports, with some instances where the medical opinions were changed during trials due to lack of proper videography or photographic evidence.
As a result, both the victim and the accused were deprived of proper justice. The Court was hearing a case of culpable homicide when it highlighted the casual approach towards postmortem examinations, particularly in a case where doctors failed to determine the cause of death. The bench emphasized the crucial role that postmortem reports and medical evidence play in…
