title: Evaluation of physical evidence in a burn case.
abstract: A young lady was alleged to have died due to accidental burns from a kerosene pressure stove. The dying declaration read that the deceased caught fire accidentally. Evaluation of physical evidence present at the site of the incident, the dying declaration and examination of the body refuted accidental burning from the stove. It proved to be a case of suicide with assistance from the accused due to delivery of insufficient dowry. The accused was convicted on the basis of the physical evidence collected from the scene and evaluated by the forensic experts.
authors.affiliation: State Forensic Science Laboratory, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gaur
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sangwan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thukral
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans