Abstract
Forensic entomology is the study of how insects consume decomposing human remains and provide data which can aid medical/legal investigations. Common questions answered through the use of forensic entomology include time since death, movement of a body from one location to another, determination of environmental conditions to which a body has been exposed, location of traumatic wound sites, identification of toxicological deaths, and location of drug trafficking. Present case study deals with the estimation of Postmortem interval (PMI) by using Accumulated degree hour (ADH) method. 45 years old male corpse was recovered from house in residential area of Ludhiana, Punjab, India on 5 April 2015. Wounds resulting from sharp-edge weapon were found on the head. Numerous second instar larvae were collected from the body. The larvae were reared and identified as Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius). Temperature and humidity data was taken from Meterological Department of Punjabi University, Patiala.
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