Medico legal questions involving a firearm crime Is the injury caused by discharge of firearm? Firearm wounds are recognised by the appearance of clothing and body entrance and exit wounds, the track of the bullet, and the presence of bullet or pellets and residual matter in the clothing or around entrance wound and in the [...]

Before any items of evidence are moved, photographs must be taken from different angles to show respective positions of various items of evidence, including the victim. Photographs should also be taken after various objects are moved, for cartridge cases or bullets may be found under the victim’s body, or they may be hidden by pieces [...]

There are many types of wounds related to firearm as listed below: Atypical Entrance Wound (a) For a few microseconds after the bullet leaves the muzzle (up to about 50 meters for a pistol or 150 meters for a rifle), there may be a “tail wobble’ or “tail wag”. This is partly responsible for the [...]

The Rifle wound inflicted on the body are similar to pistol wounds but produce more damage. They vary considerably and produce most unexpected results. The flame may extend up to 15 to 20 cm. Unburnt powder grains and small metallic particles are not found beyond 75 cm. Smoke is absent beyond 30 cm. from the [...]

Gunshot wounds from revolvers and Automatic Pistols Entrance Wound (in-shot wounds) They may be classified on the distance of the muzzle of a firearm from the body; contact shot, close shot, near shot and distant shot. The flame extends up to 8 cm; smoke up to 30 cm. and unburnt and partially burnt powder grains [...]

The character of a shotgun wound depends on the Distance From which the Weapon is Discharged. The discharge produces a long, shallow cone with its apex close to the muzzle of the shotgun and the further along the cone the victim is situated, the larger the wound pattern will be. Contact and near contact shotgun [...]