Post-Mortem Reports To Go Online As Allahabad High Court Pushes Digital System In Prayagraj

Police in Uttar Pradesh will be able to obtain medico-legal and post-mortem reports online after the National Informatics Centre (NIC) integrated the MedLEaPR portal with the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), following the intervention of the Allahabad High Court.

Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal passed the order while hearing an application filed by Zairunnisha. Although the bail application was disposed of on 13 October 2026, the court kept the matter pending to facilitate the integration.

During the hearing, officials informed the court that Prayagraj recorded 3,707 post-mortems between 15 May 2025 and 22 October 2026. However, police submitted FIR-linked requests through the portal in only two cases.

NIC Deputy Director General Shashikant Sharma and MedLEaPR team head Rahul Jain confirmed that the integration work had been completed.

Under the system, police can submit requests linked to an FIR or crime number to access relevant medico-legal reports, including post-mortem reports.

Additional Director General (Technical) Bhagwan S Srivastava acknowledged technical difficulties that had affected the submission of requests.

He assured the court that police officers would be sensitised to send FIR-linked requests to the relevant hospitals or mortuaries.

Several senior officials also appeared before the court. They included Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary for Medical Health and Family Welfare V.

Hekali Zhimomi, Chief Medical Officer Dr Arun Kumar Tiwari and SRN Hospital post-mortem house in-charge Dr Rajiv Ranjan.

The court directed three senior departmental officials to hold a meeting at 11 am on 4 November 2026. The meeting will take place at the Principal Secretary’s office in Lucknow.

It expressed hope that the meeting would resolve issues involving timely report uploads, portal integration and staff awareness. The court subsequently disposed of the matter.

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