Medical Witness & the Indian Courts Aggarwal A.D. Dr.1, Singh Harnam Dr.2, Gorea R.K. Dr.3 1Assistant Professor, Forensic Medicine, M.M. Medical College, Mullana, Ambala 2Assistant Professor, Forensic Medicine, M.M. Medical College, Mullana, Ambala 3Professor & Head, Forensic Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College, Ram Nagar, Banur Abstract In our practice it has been seen that the doctors are generally afraid to testify in the courts. This is mainly because of two reasons: one that they are not familiar of the legal procedures and two because they are afraid to be grilled in the court by the lawyers. As a result many a times the attitude of the doctor while testifying in the court is to finish the testimony and go back, irrespective of the outcome. The beneficiaries in such cases are the culprits who have to be acquitted because of lack of evidence. As a result the knowledge, skill, education, experience and training of the doctors are necessary to make them more competent while testifying in the court. Top Keywords Medical Witness, court, legal system. Top |