The Supreme Court on Thursday said the clinching documentary evidence to show judge B.H. Loya died of natural causes was the post-mortem report which recorded an absence of any bodily injury.
The judgment said the report noted the “probable” cause of death as “coronary artery insufficiency.”
No traces of poison
The report of the Regional Forensic Science Laboratory also indicated that no traces of poison were found in the body.
“The reference in TheCaravan article to blood stains on the neck of the deceased is contrary to the post-mortem report which stated that there were no external injuries on the body,” the court observed.
The court highlighted the post-mortem report of December 1, 2014 which records that there was “no evidence of bodily injury.”
“ The dura and brain are found to be congested and edemitous. Lungs are also found to be in a congested condition and edemitous. The heart is found to be congested. The post-mortem records that there is evidence of arthrosclerosis in the left coronary and left anterior descending artery with calcification,” the judgment refers to the report.
The court said the report records the narrowing of the artery and evidence of hypertrophy of the left ventricle. Evidence is found of plaque in the inner wall of the aorta. The report indicates that samples of the stomach, liver, kidney and blood were preserved for histo-pathological examination.
