Introduction: Stature estimation by analyzing skeletal remains or body parts is an essential part of human identification. One critical role of stature estimation today lies in the forensic identification of crime victims and missing persons. Femur, being the longest and strongest bone in the body, plays a crucial role while estimating stature of an individual. In this study, we tested a new approach to predict the stature of a person by measuring the femur length. Material and methods: Our study was conducted on 200 medical students (100 males and 100 females) between age group of 18-25 years from Government Medical College, Jammu and Government Dental College, Jammu, with an aim of obtaining regression formulae for estimation of stature of males and females, from maximum femur length. Results: It was observed that femur length showed statistically significant correlation with stature in both the groups (p<0.001). Regression equations specific to geographical (Jammu and Kashmir) population were statistically analyzed for femur lengths in males (r=0.620) and females (r=0.602) and significantly proved reliable in estimating the living stature of an individual. Conclusion: In our study, the mean stature value of males was higher than that of females contributing to the inference that males are generally taller than females. Thus proving that length of femur can be used as a reliable predictor for estimating living height of an individual.