Short Course on Understanding the Basics of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology

Medical Jurisprudence & Toxicology Foundations

A short, online legal course by Justice K. Kannan (Retd.)

Modern medicine, biotechnology and forensic science drive criminal investigations and courtroom outcomes—but most legal and investigative professionals are not trained to interpret medical data or spot flaws in "scientific" evidence.

This course closes that gap so you can recognise what counts as reliable investigation, which techniques are admissible, and how to read the evidence that shapes justice.

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15 Live Sessions

16.5 Total Hours

Aug 8 - Sept 5, 2025

Course Overview

Comprehensive training in medical jurisprudence and toxicology for legal professionals

Course Dates

8 Aug – 5 Sept 2025*

15 sessions, bi-weekly

Fridays & Saturdays 7-8:10PM

Duration & Format

1 hr 10 min per session

50 min lecture + 20 min Q&A

16.5 total hours

Delivery Mode

Live Online Classes

Real-time Q&A sessions

Interactive virtual classroom

*See full schedule below for detailed session dates and topics

Who should attend

Doctors

Lawyers

Police & judicial officers

Prosecutors

Law students

Human-rights advocates

Anyone keen on forensic and scientific analysis of crime

Skills you'll master

Identify medical evidence and know when BNSS (2023) requires it

Weigh medical testimony in court

Understand interrogation tools referenced in BNSS and the limits of forensic-lab capacity

Handle personal identification—living or deceased

Apply medico-legal principles to examine living persons, biological stains and hair

Decode injury and wound reports (burns, electricity, mechanical violence, traffic collisions)

Evaluate medical evidence in sexual offences and other causes of death

Read post-mortem reports, establish time of death, and analyse sudden natural deaths

Grasp the medico-legal aspects of asphyxia, starvation, temperature extremes and poisons

Key questions answered

What is DNA evidence, how is it gathered, and can collection errors secure an acquittal?

What is narco-analysis and can it be conducted without consent?

Can your voice sample be taken and used in evidence?

Which medical tests can you be subjected to during an investigation?

How do you read an injury or post-mortem report?

Your Instructor

Learn from a distinguished High Court Judge with decades of experience

Justice K. Kannan (Retd.)

Distinguished High Court Judge & Legal Scholar

Former judge of the High Court of Madras (2008)

Former judge of the High Courts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh (2008 – 2016)

Ex-Chairperson, National Railway Claims Tribunal, New Delhi

Founder of Madhyasatham mediation initiative

Author/editor of Law and Medicine: Exploring Areas of Intersection (2nd Ed., 2025)

Author/editor of Modi's A Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology (27th Ed., 2021)

"Understanding medical evidence is crucial for the fair administration of justice. This course bridges the gap between medical science and legal practice."

Class Schedule — Topics by Date

15 comprehensive sessions covering all aspects of medical jurisprudence

Fridays & Saturdays

1hr 10min each session

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Date

Day

Topic

1

8 Aug 2025

Fri

Introduction to Medical Jurisprudence — role of medical testimony; what constitutes medical evidence

2

9 Aug 2025

Sat

Tools of interrogation under BNSS; role & (in)adequacy of forensic-science labs; should medical evidence be in the chargesheet?

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8 Aug 2025

Fri

Holiday — Independence Day

4

16 Aug 2025

Sat

Personal identification — living persons & the deceased

5

22 Aug 2025

Fri

Examination of a living person for medico-legal purposes: principles

6

23 Aug 2025

Sat

Examination of biological stains & hair

7

29 Aug 2025

Fri

Reading injury & wound reports — burns, scalds, lightning, electricity and mechanical violence

8

30 Aug 2025

Sat

Vehicular-traffic injuries

9

5 Sept 2025

Fri

Medical evidence in sexual offences

10

6 Sept 2025

Sat

Medico-legal aspects of death

11

12 Sept 2025

Fri

Reading a post-mortem report

12

13 Sept 2025

Sat

Post-mortem changes & time of death

13

19 Sept 2025

Fri

Pathology of sudden natural death

14

20 Sept 2025

Sat

Death from asphyxia, starvation, cold & heat

15

26 Sept 2025

Fri

Poisons — types & their medico-legal aspects

16

27 Sept 2025

Sat

More on deaths due to poisoning

Ready to master medico-legal evidence?

Click Enroll Now to reserve your seat for ₹3,999 and gain the confidence to let science work for—never against—justice.

Expert instruction from Justice K. Kannan (Retd.

15 comprehensive live sessions

16.5 hours of focused learning

Certificate upon completion

Includes 18% GST & gateway fees • Limited seats available

Questions? Contact us at academy@livelaw.in or ‪+91 7994869912