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SECTION I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: History of Forensic Psychiatry Chapter 2: Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry Chapter 3: Law and Psychiatry in India SECTION II: MEDICOLEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP Chapter 4: Medical Jurisprudence and Medical Negligence Chapter 5: Consent and Capacity Assessment Chapter 6: Psychiatry Case Records and Right to Access Records SECTION III: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY EVALUATION Chapter 7: Approach to a Forensic Psychiatry Interview and Case Taking Chapter 8: Special Investigative Techniques in Forensic Psychiatry Chapter 9: Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychiatry Chapter 10: Ethnicity, Culture and Forensic Psychiatry Chapter 11: Report Writing in Forensic Psychiatry: General Principles Chapter 12: Psychiatrist as an Expert Witness in Court Chapter 13: Malingering SECTION IV: INTERSECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CIVIL LAW Chapter 14: Testamentary Capacity Chapter 15: Marriage and Divorce-related Issues with Regard to Mental Illnesses SECTION V: INTERSECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL LAW Chapter 16: Courts in India and Judicial Process Chapter 17: Principles and Procedures of Trial of Cases in India Chapter 18: Role of Forensic Psychiatrist during Different Stages of Trial Chapter 19: Pretrial Assessment: Fitness for Interview by Police Chapter 20: During Trial Assessment: Fitness to Stand Trial Chapter 21: Prisoners with Mental Illness not Fit to Stand Trial Chapter 22: During Trial Assessments: Assessment for Insanity Defense SECTION VI: MEDICOLEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES CONCERNING MANAGEMENT OF CASES OF SEXUAL OFFENCE Chapter 23: Medicolegal Approach for Management of Adult Victims of Sexual Violence Chapter 24: Medicolegal Approach for Management of Victims of Child Sexual Abuse SECTION VII: LEGAL STATUTES OF RELEVANCE TO MENTAL HEALTH Chapter 25: Mental Healthcare Act, 2017<