Writing a book on forensic medicine is my lifetime ambition. The basic aim of taking up this subject is to bring a reasonable standard of uniform medicolegal services throughout the country, a good ethical practice of medicine and also to bring life to the outdated term “Medical Etiquette”. Working on this project of writing a book was a slow and studious process, and I started doing it very soon after I completed my postgraduation. I also wanted to be sure that my book should not be just an addition in the series of books in forensic medicine. I wanted to come out with a book which is student friendly, short, precise, covers all the aspects of the subject, theory and practical and to help the students to face the examinations with confidence and also learn the basic skills, thus able to apply them throughout their lifetime. All my dreams came true when M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd joined hands with me and gave me the opportunity to write this excellent student-friendly textbook. Only doctors who possess the basic degree of MBBS are called medical experts in the court of law, so allopathic physicians apart from the basic duty of curing patients of their ailments have yet another important responsibility, which is to fight for social justice by enlightening the court by the truth based on strong scientific proof. To be frank, only by the knowledge of this subject of forensic medicine and, of course, pathology, emergency medicine and surgery, we, the allopathic physicians, stand distinct in the huge crowd of doctors, but only a very few of us recognize this fact. Even though plenty of forensic medicine experts are available in the country, yet nearly 90% of the medicolegal workload of the country is still being carried out by the doctors who do not possess a postgraduate degree in forensic medicine. Ultimately, they have to depend upon the knowledge gained by them in the 2nd year of their MBBS course. This book is entitled Exam Preparatory Manual for Undergraduates: Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (Theory and Practical) and is prepared in accordance with the syllabus prescribed by the Medical Council of India (MCI). All the chapters in this book are carefully written for easy understanding. All the chapters are presented in question-and-answer format, to help the students understand how the questions would be asked in examinations and what they are expected to write as answer for each question. Even though the book is in a question-and-answer format, it carries all the points which a standard textbook is expected to contain. Questions are in the form of topics/headings and answers in the form of explanations; thus, students can study only this book, which would be more than enough for the undergraduate medical students and they would be rewarded back with excellent marks in their examinations. For the welfare of the students, the important set of practical exercises are also discussed; thus, the students can also prepare well for their practical examinations. This book will serve all the needs of the students for theory, practical and viva-voce examinations. Apart from the medical students, this book will also be useful for the investigation team, judiciary and other branches of students who need to have knowledge of forensic medicine such as the students of criminology, criminal justice and forensic science.

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