BV Subrahmanyam MD DCrL,FAFM,DYO,FICFMT,AAFS is currently a medicolegal consultant and advisor with a rich experience of 54 years in the profession.He has been Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, at different medical colleges in Gujarat (Baroda, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar and Surat) and Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. He was Dean, Medical College, Bhavnagar, and Medical Superintendent, Medical College Hospital,Surat.He was Additional Dean,Medical Colleges at Baroda and Surat,and examiner for MBBS,MD and PhD in various colleges and universities.His publications include,among others, Forensic Medicine,Toxicology and Medical Jurisprudence/2nd edn, Forensic Psychiatry, and Hospital Management and Administration: Principles and Practice,published by CBSPD.
<p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">The most important feature of this edition is the incorporation of the <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">competencies </span>in the text as per the <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(205, 34, 36);">CBME Guidelines</span></strong> and also meeting the precise requirements of the <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(59, 49, 133);">Competency Based Undergraduate Curriculum for the Indian Medical Graduate</span></strong> as recommended by the National Medical Commission. <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(205, 34, 36);">Index of Competencies</span></strong> has also been included in the preliminary pages to give an overview of the mapping of the competencies covered in the text as well as the depth of coverage provided.</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">Considering the need to add important topics, many new and important topics have now introduced in this edition especially, those related to <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(59, 49, 133);">poisoning like centipede, millipede, wasp sting, bee sting, hornet sting and cow dung.</span></strong> For clearer understanding of the legal aspects, <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(59, 49, 133);">The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012</span>,</strong> has been reproduced.</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">This edition will continue to draw attention of all the readers to the subtle changes brought out in Mental Health Act, changes in IPC, CrPC, poisons like cartap, brasinolide , khat, and hair dye, as also the newer topics like Jules, medical jousting and others.</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">Parikh's Textbook has been popular for many decades in view of the references to the Indian scenario and the content written to the satisfaction of the students. The lawyers preparing their briefs and posing questions to the witnesses will find various <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(205, 34, 36);">questions with answers</span></strong> that help them immensely.</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">The salient features continue to include recent changes replacing Medical Council of India by National Medical Commission, <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(205, 34, 36);">recognition of the same gender sex</span></strong> as a non-crime among consenting individuals, and other related issues which have been succinctly described. Updated material is added to the relevant questions, maintaining the legendary question–answer format of discussion.</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">The book continues to enjoy its reputation as a reliable text for the students in the classrooms and a high-value reference in the courtrooms, besides serving as a handy guide for investigating officers in police and investigating agencies, and lawyers in practice. The questions in the book are useful to the defence attorneys while questioning the medical witnesses in cross-examinations.</p>