A Study Of Homicide With Respects to Relation and Motive of Offence Among The Victim and Perpetrators

Dr. Nitin S Barmate; Dr. A. A Mukherjee

Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2017

A Study Of Homicide With Respects to Relation and Motive of Offence Among The Victim and Perpetrators

Dr. Nitin S Barmate, Dr. A. A Mukherjee

Abstract :

Homicide is one of the heinous crimes against humanity and society, and it is as older as our civilization or history of humanity. The present study was carried out in the Department of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College & Hospital Nagpur. In present study, males (85.51%) were exclusively predominate females (14.49%). most commonly affected victims were from age group 21 to 30 years (35.18%) followed by 31 to 40 years (24.14%). Previous enmity (31.82%) was the main motive, followed by Familial Disharmony (12.90). Victims were acquainted to accused in (40.86%) followed by relatives in 19.35% cases and friends in 13.97% cases Head Injury as the leading cause of death(45.52%).