Medical Evidence in Criminal Cases : Supreme Court Explains the Legal Position
The expression “medical evidence” compendiously refers to the facts stated by the doctor either in the injury report or in the post mortem report or during his oral testimony plus the opinion expressed by the doctor on the basis of the facts stated. For example, an injury on the skull or the leg is a fact recorded by the doctor. Whether the injury caused the death of the person is the opinion of the doctor. The opinion of a particular doctor is not final or sacrosanct. There is no doubt that ocular evidence should be accepted unless it is completely negated by the medical evidence.
Bastiram v. State of Rajasthan [2014] GCtR 6546 (SC)
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