Abstract

Medical evidence is any evidence assessed and presented by medical professionals with medico-legal expertise to prove or disprove a fact regarding a case during court proceedings. It plays a pivotal role in the Bangladesh criminal justice delivery system. It includes medical certificates, medico-legal reports, and forensic evidence, which are documentary evidence in the eye of the law that helps criminal court judges reach their decision quickly and efficiently. However, due to existing flaws involving methods of collection, preparation, and presentation of medical evidence by medico-legal professionals before the courts, it frequently struggles to adequately address criminal justice issues that weaken the justice delivery system. This paper explores the current legislations, identifies loopholes and suggests some solutions by using the qualitative research method to collect data mainly from secondary sources, like books, research articles, newspapers, and professional experiences. This article also evaluates the efficacy of medical evidence and identifies areas for improvement and future research to have a significant impact in Bangladesh’s criminal justice delivery system