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Medical certificates of ill health, medical certificate of insanity, medical certificate for death, medico-legal report of injury, post-mortem reports abortion, dying declaration are called_________________?

Correct answer: B. Documentary medical evidence

  • A. Oral medical evidence
  • B. Documentary medical evidence
  • C. Both A and B
  • D. None of above

Explanation

Certificates and reports prepared in writing by medical practitioners, including injury reports, post-mortem reports and dying declarations, constitute documentary medical evidence. Oral testimony by a medical witness would be oral medical evidence instead.

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