‘Body most truthful witness’: Madras High Court orders fresh autopsy of young wife

6 min readNew DelhiJul 27, 2026 10:26 AM IST The high court's intervention followed an independent forensic review which pointed to several discrepancies between the written post-mortem report and its video record. (AI-generated image)Calling the human body the “first and, at times, the most truthful witness” in a case of suspicious death, the Madras High Court has ordered a fresh investigation and post-mortem into the death of a 24-year-old newlywed woman after her mother raised questions on the first autopsy. Justice L Victoria Gowri was on July 24 hearing a writ petition filed by the mother of the woman who died in Sivagangai district, seeking a fresh post-mortem examination and transfer of the investigation into the death to a Special Investigation Team (SIT). The petitioner alleged se