Latent Palm Print’s Ridge Density; A Study on Gender Perception on The Population of Western Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

Palm prints and Fingerprints have been utilized a mean of identification by numerous scientists because of its nature; perpetual, unique and ubiquitous. In addition of being highly utilized for identification and substantiation of suspects, now a day, the researchers are focusing on palmar surface. Palmar surface covers the larger surface of hand and have higher chances to be implemented over the contacted surface area. The intensified palm prints play a vital role of identification and even provide the gender perception which is considered a crucial facet. This study was focused on determination of gender in which 400 samples (including 200 males and 200 female) were collected from an age group of 15-50 years from the population of western Uttar Pradesh. The ridge densities of intensified palm prints were studied by following an international procedure (25mm 2 ). As a denouement, the procured mean ridge density, if ≤ 12 ridges/25 mm 2 or less then is likely to be male origin, and 14 ≥ ridges/25 mm 2 or more then that is likely to be from female origin. The obtained results of this study can be helpful to minimize the number of suspects list and nab them behind the bars.