This book has been revised keeping in mind the medical students, teaching classrooms and the courtrooms, as in the earlier editions, while retaining the unique flavour of the original book and the 'questions and answers' format. Care has been taken to keep the originality of Parikh's style of narration and presentation intact.

The most important feature of this edition is the incorporation of the competencies in the text as per the CBME Guidelinesand also meeting the precise requirements of the Competency Based Undergraduate Curriculum for the Indian Medical Graduateas recommended by the National Medical Commission. Index of Competencieshas also been included in the preliminary pages to give an overview of the mapping of the competencies covered in the text as well as the depth of coverage provided.

Considering the need to add important topics, many new and important topics have now introduced in this edition especially, those related to poisoning like centipede, millipede, wasp sting, bee sting, hornet sting and cow dung. For clearer understanding of the legal aspects, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, has been reproduced.

This edition will continue to draw attention of all the readers to the subtle changes brought out in

Mental Health Act, changes in IPC, CrPC, poisons like cartap, brasinolide, khat, and hair dye, as also the newer topics like Jules, medical jousting and others.

Parikh's Textbook has been popular for many decades in view of the references to the Indian scenario and the content written to the satisfaction of the students. The lawyers preparing their briefs and posing questions to the witnesses will find various questions with answersthat help them immensely.