Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Forensic Medicine & Toxicology at Shrinivas G Medical College & Hospital equips you to stand where healthcare meets the law, turning biological clues into courtroom evidence. Enter our modern autopsy theatre, where downdraft ventilation, LED shadow-less lamps and 4K overhead cameras preserve chain of custody while broadcasting dissections to an adjoining gallery. Faculty—many certified as state and national medical jurists—walk you through injury pattern analysis, weapon correlation and post-mortem interval estimation, grounding each scalpel stroke in statutory guidelines under the Criminal Procedure Code. Crime-scene simulation bays recreate road-traffic fatalities, electrocutions and burn cases, letting you practise evidence collection, photography and scene reconstruction before confronting real investigations.

Learning extends to toxicology benches outfitted with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ELISA drug panels that detect pesticides, narcotics and heavy metals down to parts per billion. Moot-court modules pair you with seasoned advocates who conduct live cross-examinations, sharpening articulation, composure and medico-legal report writing. Our department partners with Bihar Police for on-site age estimation and wound-certificate clinics, while student research on road-traffic trauma, dowry deaths and agricultural poisonings frequently appears in PubMed-indexed journals. Graduates leave with the knowledge, courtroom confidence and scientific rigour required to serve as expert witnesses.

Department Highlights

Training tools that prepare you for courtroom credibility: