Evidentiary Rigour of a DNA Match
DNA evidence has been used in India in criminal and civil matters since 1989. Despite the use of DNA fingerprinting evidence in trials, it is not ‘generally accepted’ by Courts, as against the technique of fingerprinting, which has been used for decades as incriminating evidence. Further, its acceptability as forensic evidence in Indian courts has been challenged, citing relevance and reliability. The current article provides a review of the conventional principles of evidence admissibility in courts and its pertinence related to DNA evidence in India in the backdrop of civil and criminal case laws of the country.
Authors
- Dasari Harish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1092-1888)
- Ajay Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3654-5566)
- Mandar Ramchandra Sane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0620-0532)
- Preet Inder Singh
- Manoj Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9257-927X)
Institutions
- Government Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- Uttarakhand Seva Nidhi Paryavaran Shiksha Sansthan (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09710973251327772
- Primary Topic
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00