1Associate Professor (D) Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College & Rajindra Hospital Patiala (Punjab) India
2Professor and Head Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College & Rajindra Hospital Patiala (Punjab) India
3Junior Resident Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College & Rajindra Hospital Patiala (Punjab) India
4Professor Department of Forensic Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College, Rajpura, Patiala, India
*Corresponding author Dr. DS Bhullar Phone: +91- 9814543131 Email: drdsbhullar@ymail.com
The incidences of male feticide and subsequent destruction of the aborted foetus although apparently are less compared to female feticide in India, the law of the land does not differentiate the two by gender and the perpetrators and facilitators for the crime including the woman are all liable for the offence. The reasons for male and female feticide may differ but the scientific and investigative approach in detection and dealing with the crime are the same and the forensic experts and medical practioners are required to play a proactive role in the interest of justice and to check this heinous crime against humanity.
MTP Act 1971, Male Foetus, Criminal Abortion, Foetal Viability, Concealment of Birth, Hydrostatic Test, Prima Facie, Rape, Incest
