Body beside Turtled Auto: Accident or Homicide

Abstract

A 27 years old male auto driver’s body was brought to the mortuary of Rangaraya Medical  College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, by police people along with required documents, for the post mortem examination U/S 174 Cr.P.C. on 26th October 2012. Post- mortem examination conducted on the  same day at 11:00am. As per inquest His body was recovered from a drain at road margin, a beer bottle  also present nearer to the body in the same drain, and his auto turtled at the road edge. During the post mortem examination externally no struggle marks and no defence wounds were found, but the injuries  which were found on the body externally and internally are unusual in accident. After thorough  investigation it was found that it is a case of homicidal death without any struggle marks and defence  wounds because person was under influence of alcohol, which impairs the ability of protection from  others.