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Medicolegal Death Investigation in Nepal

The document discusses the medicolegal death investigation system in Nepal which is responsible for investigating unnatural and unexplained deaths. The system involves the public informing police about an unnatural death, police and forensic doctors examining the crime scene, an autopsy being performed, samples being analyzed, reports being filed, and potential criminal proceedings in court.

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Medicolegal Death Investigation in Nepal

The document discusses the medicolegal death investigation system in Nepal which is responsible for investigating unnatural and unexplained deaths. The system involves the public informing police about an unnatural death, police and forensic doctors examining the crime scene, an autopsy being performed, samples being analyzed, reports being filed, and potential criminal proceedings in court.

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MEDICOLEGAL INVESTIGATION OF DEATH IN NEPAL

The medicolegal death investigation system is responsible for conducting death investigations and certifying the cause and
manner of unnatural and unexplained deaths. Unnatural and unexplained deaths include homicides, suicides, unintentional
injuries, drug-related deaths, and other deaths that are sudden or unexpected.

The system that is conducted in Nepal can be depicted as follows.

Any unnatural death/ suspicious death

Public comes first to the site

Public informs the police

Police / SOCO arrives to Crime scene +/- Forensic doctor

Police prepares an Inquest report –describing crime scene circumstance and dead
body.

Police sends the body for Autopsy along with a requisition letter , a copy of Inquest
report and body handover letter

Forensic Autopsy:
[Link]-autopsy counseling and history taking from family members

[Link] performed with collection of vital evidences (including


samples for toxicological, histopathological and other analysis
Contd...
3. Samples are sent to the Forensic science laboratory for
investigation

4. Post-autopsy counseling with the family members


Autopsy report and Dead body handed
over to Police

Police then prepares a file (Misil file)


containing all reports (including
autopsy report) and handover to
government attorney (DOA)

If someone file the case within time


limit {5 years} then case goes to court

public preosecutor and defense lawyer


start the criminal proceedings where the
forensic expert who performed autopsy
will be summoned as an expert witness.

Judge gives verdict in the court

Willara Arachchilage Nadun Induwara Methwadane

Roll No: 95

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