This book provides succinct and structured account of core forensic psychiatry areas and other important legal issues, such as:Legal system in India, Ethical issues in forensic psychiatry, forensic psychiatry interview Psychiatry in relation to civil and criminal law, report writing, court testimonyLatest update on legal statutes: MHCA 2017, RPWDA 2016, NDPSA ActMedical jurisprudence, medical negligence, access to case records and RTIAssessment of Malingering, capacity assessment for health care decisionsMedico legal responsibility in cases of: victims of sexual offence, suicide, sex reassignment surgery, organ transplantation, foreign nationals Reader-friendly style of writing. Students of modern medicine, homeopathy, Ayurveda, unani, siddha, alternative medicine, dentistry, para/allied medical students, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, medicine, psychology, postgraduate students of psychiatry, family medicine, doctoral scholars, all will find the content of the book relevant for their academic needs and curriculum requirements.