Crime

Investigatio
n
by…

S.S.P. (C&I)
 Crime
• Investigation…
Organizing the Police Station registers
and forms, etc.,
• Behaviour with the complainant
• Listening the complainant and carefully
reading his complaint
• Clarification of the information /
complaint
• Writing of FIR
• GD Entry
• Sending information to the senior
functionaries
 Crime
•
Investigation…
Sending advance party to protect the
scene of crime
• Checking crime scene kits and forms
• Departure to the scene of crime
alongwith the complainant, kits and forms
• Cordoning of the area (Protection of the
area)
• Summoning two independent and
respectable witnesses from the locality
• Explaining the witnesses about their role
 Crime
•
Investigation…
Explaining the witnesses about the role
of the investigation team
• Explaining the witnesses about their role
• Explaining the witnesses about the role
of the investigation team
• Personal search of the investigation team
by the witnesses
• Cursory look of the scene
• Planning about the processing of the
scene of crime
 Crime
•
Investigation…
Distribution of work among the team
members
• Search of the scene for clues
• Marking and numbering the physical
evidences
• Taking photograph of the scene
• Drawing sketch of the scene
• Search of the dead body
• Examination of the position and overall
condition of the dead body
 Crime
• Investigation…
Estimation of time since death by
examining the dead body
• Establishing the identity of the dead body
• Inquest
• Filling-up of inquest form
• Examination and measurement of the
injuries
• Sending dead body for post-mortem
examination and marking the area where the
body was lying
• Filling-up the forwarding note
 Crime
•
Investigation…
Filling up the post-mortem challan
• Collection, handling and packing of
physical clues
• Filling-up the seizure memo
• Note taking
• Interviewing the inmates
• Re-construction of the scene
• Statement of the neighbours
• Decide the follow-up action
 Crime
•
Investigation…
Checking up from the history sheeters of
the area
• Checking up from the old records of the
Police Station
• Arrest of suspects
• T-I Parade
• Interrogation of suspects
• Corroboration of facts
 If death is due to burn…

• Who attempted
• What is the condition of the person
who tried to rescue the victim
• Whether victim died on the spot or
taken to the hospital
• Name of the Doctor / hospital
• Treatment given
• Dying declaration recorded
 If death is due to burn…

• When died
• Whether the victim was suffering
from chronic disease
• If yes, name of the Doctor /
Hospital
• Treatment given
• Duration of the problem
 In case of married lady…

• When was she married

• Whether love or arranged marriage
• Relationship with the husband & in-
laws
• Dowry
• Past history of torture
• Observation of neighbours / friends
• Intervention by Police
 In case of married lady…

• Condition of the health of the

deceased
• Suicide Note
• Mental condition of the deceased
prior to the incident
• Love affair
• Un-employment
• Social causes
In case of unmarried
lady…
• Weak in studies
• Love affair
• Poverty
• Social problems
• Health
• Mental Illness
 In case of unmarried
lady…
• Un-employment
• Whether sexually assaulted
• Fire accelerant used
• Specific advice to post-
mortem surgeon to preserve
trachea to prove anti-mortem or
post- mortem burn
 If death is due to
gunshot injury…

• How many persons sustained fire-arm

injury in the incident
• How many died
• How many injured
Examination of wounds
• Which part(s) of the body injured
(location)
• Whether any party of the body blown
 If death is due to
gunshot injury…

• Margin of the wound(s) inverted or

everted
• Margin is inverted and wound is small
– wound(s) of entrance
• Margin everted and size of the wound
is larger – wound of exit
• In case of multiple wounds of entrance
whether all the wounds look alike or
different
 If death is due to
gunshot injury…

• Whether all the wounds are caused by

the shot(s) fired from one or different fire-
arms
• What is the size of the area on which
injuries (wounds of entrance) are
spread
• Whether there is blackening of the
skin
• Whether there is tattooing of the skin
 If death is due to
gunshot injury…

• Whether hairs are singed

• Whether there is a wad impression on
the body/clothes
• What type of firearm was used?
• From what distance it was fired?
• Approximately how many shots fired?
• Which injury(s) appears to be fatal?
 If death is due to
gunshot injury…

• Extent of damage caused to the

organ
• How many wounds of exit are
there?
• Location of the wound(s) of exit
• Extent of bleeding
• Which other organ(s) of the
body shown the present of
 Examination of the
Scene
• Is it an indoor or outdoor crime?
• Is it inside a vehicle such as bus,
car, railway compartment,
airplane, ship, etc.,
• Type, colour, make and
condition of the vehicle
• Whether shots were fired from
outside or from inside the vehicle
 Examination of the
Scene
• If fired from outside,
approximate distance shots were
fired
• What other evidence was found
outside the car
• If shots were fired from inside
what was the position of the
suspect and the victim
• What other evidence was found
 Examination of the
Scene
• If on a vehicle, what is the
position of the vehicle
• Extent and location of damage
caused to the vehicle
• Extent and location of damage
caused to the vehicle
• Fracture pattern on the glass
panes of the vehicle
 Examination of the
•
Scene
Position and location of dead
body inside the vehicle
• Is it an open area such as road,
field, park, sea beach, etc.,
• What was the position of the
dead body
• How far is it from the main road
• Any other article(s) seen lying
near the dead body such as
cycle, motor bike, fire-arm, fired
bullet, empty, any other weapon
 Examination of the
•
Scene
Fired bullet found at the scene-
location
• Number, type and make of the
bullet
• Location of the empty found
• Number, type, make, etc of the
empty
• On the basis of fired bullet and
empty – Type of firearm used
• Whether the nature of injury
present on the victim match with
 Examination of the
Scene
• Number, make and type of fire
arm found
• Condition of the fire arm
• Whether firearm belongs to the
class of prohibited bore
• Whether the fire arm found is
country made
• Whether the fire arm found at
the scene can produce the type of
injuries present on the dead body
 Examination of the
Scene
• Whether the bullet and empty
recovered from the scene match with
the fire arm found
• Extent of bleeding from the dead
body
• How blood is distributed at the
scene
• Is there any sign of struggle
before shots were fired?
• Position of the suspect
•
If death is due to injuries caused by the
weapons other than the fire arm

Examination of the
Injuries
• Nature of injury(s) such as
contusion, laceration, punctured,
incised, etc.
• Location of injuries their number,
size and type in each location
• Whether hesitation cut is present
• If present, on which part of the
body
• How may such injuries are there
• Possible weapon used
•
If death is due to injuries caused by the
weapons other than the fire arm

Examination of the
Injuries
• Possible weapon used
• Is there self-inflicted injuries
• Location of the injuries
• Possible weapon used
• Is there defence wound
• Location
• Size and number
• Possible weapon used
• Extent of damage caused by each
injury
If death is due to injuries caused by the
weapons other than the fire arm

Examination of the
Injuries
• Quantity of blood shed near the
victim
• Shape and size of the blood
spatters
• Distribution of blood at the SOC
• Position of the body
• Nature of injury and correlation
with a particular type of weapon
• Whether all, injuries seen on the
victim are caused by one type of
If death is due to injuries caused by the
weapons other than the fire arm

Examination of the
• Injuriescorresponding cuts are
Whether
seen on the clothes
• Whether the injuries match with
weapon recovered
• What about the age of the wound
• Wounds are ante-mortem or post-
mortem in nature
• Whether there was sign of
struggle before killing
• The Crime was committed by one
or more than one person
If death is due to injuries caused by the
weapons other than the fire arm

Examination of the
Injuries
• At the time of killing what was the
position of the victim and the
suspect
• How about suspect getting injured
due to struggle
• Which organs of the suspect
injured
• Did he sustain minor major injury
• Was he bleeding profusely
• Built and health of the victim
If death is due to injuries caused by the
weapons other than the fire arm

Examination of the
Injuries
• Whether victim was admitted in
the hospital
• Medico-legal report on the victim
• Treatment given to the victim
• When died in the hospital
• Dying declaration of the victim
• Whether suspect was hospitalised
treatment of his injuries
• When hospitalised
• Treatment given
If death is due to injuries caused by the
weapons other than the fire arm

Examination of the
• Injuries
Medico-legal report
• Motive
• Whether crime has been
committed somewhere else and
body dumped at other place
• Which injury was fatal for the
victim
• If the victim is female,
whether she was sexually
assaulted
 Blood Distribution
pattern in Violent
Crimes
On the dead body
• Organs injured
• Extent of blood stain on the body
• Distribution of blood stain
• Sign of profuse bleeding too place
• Sign of bleeding is recent or old
Distribution of blood near the victim
• Location
• Distance from the body
• Quantity of blood
 Blood Distribution
pattern in Violent
• Crimes
Colour
• Whether correspond to the wound
• Whether in the form of liquid or smear
At the scene of crime
• Nature of the surface
• Pool of blood – Approx.Quantity,
shape and size
• Smear of blood – shape and size
• Circular spatter
• Pear shaped spatters
• Mist of blood – nature of mist and area
covered
 Blood Distribution
pattern in Violent
Crimes
• Is it possible to interpret the origin
of blood
• Is it possible to find out the
direction of origin
• Is it possible to find out
approximate distance
• Is it possible to find out the angle
• Is it possible to interpret about the
type of weapon used
• Is it possible to reconstruct the
scene
 Blood Distribution
pattern in Violent
Crimes
• Is it possible to interpret whether
suicide or homicide
• Is it possible to interpret how
many persons were involved in the
commission of crime
• Whether crime committed
elsewhere
• Is it possible to find out the time
• Is it possible to find out whether
the suspect was also injured and the
 Investigation of sexual
cases
Victim
• Age, Sex, Built
• Caste, Religion
• Complexion
• Colour of hair & eyes
• Clothes
• Tattoo marks
• Ornaments
• Identification marks
 Investigation of sexual
cases
• Dental record
• Profession / Job
• Education
• Mental conditions
• Medical history
• Married / Unmarried
• Pregnant
• Family history
• Previous enmity
• Social background
 Investigation of sexual
cases
• Economic background
• Friends
• Places normally visited
• Profile
• Profile of the parents, brothers
and sisters
• Love affairs
• Habits
• History of the incident
• Medico-Legal report
 Investigation of sexual
• cases
Record of treatment given in the
hospital
• Injuries sustained during struggle
• Typical injuries
• Stains on the clothes
• Whether intoxicated
• Medical examination
• Vaginal swab preserved
• Sample blood collected
• Clothes preserved
• Hair sample collected
 Investigation of sexual
cases
Suspect
• Alive / dead
• Known / unknown
• If alive whether undergoing
treatment
• Age, Built
• Caste, Religion
• Profession / job
• Education
• Mental conditions
• Medical history
 Investigation of sexual
cases
Suspect
• Family history
• Previous enmity
• Social background
• Economic background
• Friends
• Places normally visited
• Profile
• Profile of the parents, brothers
and sisters
• Love affairs
 Investigation of sexual
cases
Suspect

• Habits
• Previous criminal record
• Weapon used
• Injuries sustained due to struggle
• Medico-legal report
• Hospital record (treatment record)
• Examination of clothes for stains
• Collection of clothes
 Investigation of sexual
cases
Suspect

• Collection of sample blood

• Collection of hairs
• Motive
• Vehicle used
• Other accomplices
• Profile of friends
 Investigation of sexual
cases
Scene of Crime

• Outdoors – Farm land/jungle/park/

…
• Indoor – Room/vehicle/train…
• Whether the place is secluded
• Distance from the main locality
• Area of the place
• Eye witnesses
•
Shops/school/college/hotels/banks,
 Investigation of sexual
cases
Scene of Crime
• Whether the place of occurrence
appears to be disturbed or normal
• Sign of struggle
• Stains – blood / seminal
• Clothes
• Broken pieces of ornaments
• Other belongings of the victim
• Weapon
• Foot prints
• Any other articles such as bottle,
glass, etc.,
• Preliminary photography of the
place including the position of
the dead body
• Distance of the dead body from
fixed points
• Close-up photography
• Drawing out line showing the
position of the dead body
• Sketching
• Position of the body
• Where found (Location)
• History of hospitalization
• Treatment given
• Medico-legal examination
• Dying declaration
• Name, sex, age
• Religion, caste
• Height, built, Complexion
• Married / Unmarried
• Occupational marks
• Any discoloration of the skin
• Peculiar smell
• Colour of the eye
• Colour of the hair
• Clothes
• Identification marks
• Tattoo marks
• Appearance of the face
• Mouth, Nostril, Eyes
• Bleeding
• Vomit
• Dribbling of saliva
• Medicine applied (sign of
external application)
• Detailed examination of clothes
• Colour and type of clothes
• Condition of the clothes
• Stains on the clothes
• Tailor / dry cleaner’s mark
• Pockets
• Folds of the trouser
• Valet
• Visiting card
• Letter
• Other paper
• Money
• Ornaments
• Credit card
• Driving licence
• Any weapon
• Watch
• Shoes (make, size, type of sole,
material of the shoe, etc.,)
• Socks
• Handkerchief
• Condition of buttons
• Perfume used, if any
• Time since death
• Body temperature
• Rigor mortis
• Decomposition
• Mummification
• Injuries (type, size, location,
cause, relative distances, age of
the wounds)
• Scalp
• Head
• Fore head
• Face
• Neck
• Throat
• Shoulders
• Chest
• Abdomen
• Upper arm
• Thigh
• Calf
• Foot
• Genital area
• Back of the shoulder
• Back
• Hips
• Extent of bleeding
• Fatal injuries (type, size,
location, relative distances,
extent of damage to the organ,
age of the wound, interpretation
of weapon, etc.,)
• Mark of strangulation /
suffocation hanging / throttling
• Mark of burn injuries – nature,
extent and degree of burn
injuries
• Sign of drowning
• Sign of poisoning
• Apparent time since death
• Apparent cause of death
• Wrapping the dead body in an
intact piece of cloth and seal at
• Filling up the proforma for
challaning the dead body for post-
mortem examination
• Special instructions for the
post- mortem surgeon to be filled
in the PM challan for
• Deputing 2 constable to
accompany the dead body to the
martuary
• Despatch of the dead body