A STUDY OF PATTERN OF FATALITIES IN HOMICIDAL VIOLENCE A MEDICOLEGAL STUDY AT PATNA MEDICAL COLLEGE PATNA
The present study was undertaken in the department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology , Patna Medical College Patna with the primary aim of scientic observation and study of pattern of interpersonal violence with different medicolegal aspect based on Autopsies carried out at Patna Medical College .The main objectives was to gain knowledge and insight into medicolegal and epidemiological aspect of interpersonal violence and to get insight into pattern and trends of injuries on human body as cause of death due to the violence and further to aid to existing data and study in the subject for purpose of justice. The study also focused on to nd out new trends in civilian assault or violence with special regard to the homicidal violence and lastly to study the prevalence and incidence of interpersonal violence in relation to the existing data .