Impact of DNA evidence in criminal justice system: Indian legislative perspectives

Abstract

Background The scientific and technological advances along with the changing socio-economical standards of society have posed new challenges to the criminal justice system. With the changes in society and technology, there is also an increase in crime rate. Forensics provides the scientific proofs beyond the shadow of reasonable doubt and thus significantly contributes in criminal as well as civil investigations and legal matters. Main body of the abstract Discovery of DNA has opened new avenues and the advancement of DNA technology and its introduction into the court of law has provided extensive aid in the resolution of civil and criminal disputes. In India, the DNA technology was first introduced in a paternity dispute in 1989. However, the need for legislation and guidelines to support grounds for the use of DNA profiling for forensic purposes in India has been recognized for some time now. In July 2019, the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Bill 2019 was introduced in the Indian parliament. Short conclusion Herein, this article is focused on the current aspects of DNA based evidence in the Indian Criminal Justice system along with the associated issues, highlighting the need for specific DNA based legislation.

Assessing Expert Forensic Psychologist Roles in Criminal Court Case Analysis

“…Acceptance or rejection of an expert opinion depends, not on the reliability of the expert opinion, but on the expert's behavior [13]. Expert psychologists can make different errors in their expertise which relate to an error in the construction of the expert opinion or the inadequacy of the presented information to the questions asked by the court [14]. argue that the introduction of DNA technology in the court of law has provided extensive aid in the resolution of civil and criminal disputes.…”