• Magic bullet format has been used for easy understanding and quick revision of the subject of forensic medicine and toxicology.

• The text is presented in a concise and lucid form like in previous editions. It covers all the topics required for theory, viva-voce and practical.

• Line-diagrams, flow charts, tables and differentiations have been added wherever possible to make the subject interesting, easy to understand, clear the concepts, recollect and reproduce during examinations.

• Important relevant information for particular topic is highlighted in gray square crossed boxes.

• Color plates for poisons for easy identification, and some of the line-diagrams are colored for better understanding.

• Questions are given at the end of each chapter which are divided into Must know and Desirable to know to help students prepare for the professional examinations.

• Latest topic-wise multiple choice questions (MCQs) are also given from previous PG entrance examinations (tentative) at the end of each chapter. Answers can be referred to the text, which are given in the text as superscripts. These MCQs will also help in preparing the students for their viva-voce.

• All the chapters have been revised and updated. Various new Acts (The Juvenile Justice Act, 2015; The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017; The HIV and AIDS Act, 2017; The Criminal Law Ordinance, 2018) have been added.

• New terminologies and concepts have been introduced.

• Mnemonics have been included for easy recollection and reproduction.

• Recent advances on skeletal age assessment, time since death, diagnosis and treatment of various poisons, etc. have been incorporated wherever required.

• Important sections of IPC, CrPC and IEA are given in a single table.

• Application of nano-medicine in toxicology has been highlighted in some of the chapters.