When the body of the deceased is available, but doctors are unable to testify specifically that the cause of death was due to an unlawful act:

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Corpus delicti refers to the principle that a crime must be proved to have occurred before a person can be convicted of committing that crime. If doctors cannot specifically testify that the cause of death was due to an unlawful act, it means there is insufficient evidence to prove that a crime (such as murder) has actually taken place. Without establishing corpus delicti, a conviction for a crime related to causing the death is unlikely.

When the Body of the Deceased Is Available, but Doctors