I have read that the possible causes of lack of exit wound is when the bullet is still lodged inside or when the entry and exit point is the same. How can a bullet enter and exit the same point?
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It depends on many factors, but ultimately boils down to the design of the bullet, how much energy is behind the bullet when it hits, and where it hits.
A bullet entering your body will already not travel in a straight line, because it has to push through your body’s tissues. A bullet with enough energy will punch through bones and shatter them, possibly passing through you. A bullet impacting with less energy may ricochet off bones, and its path inside your body is extremely unpredictable.
To be sure, it’s extremely unlikely that a bullet will enter and exit at the same point. That would be a freak accident, apart from the circumstances that caused someone to be shot in the first place. But in a medical or forensic scenario, when you’re counting the number of entry wounds / exit wounds and working out how many projectiles should be lodged inside the body, it is a possibility to keep in mind.
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