Enabling Trust in Forensic Evidence: Role of Standardisation
by G.K. Goswami* and Robert Green**
DNA
DNA of unborn child did not match the DNA of accused; Delhi High Court grants bail in a rape case
The Court directs that the petitioner should be released on bail after noting the FSL report which shows that the DNA of the unborn child of the prosecutrix did not match with the accused.
‘Adolescent love must be scrutinized in the backdrop of real-life situations’; Delhi High Court grants bail to a man charged under POCSO Act
The attitude towards early love relationships, especially adolescent love, had to be scrutinized in the backdrop of their real-life situations to understand their actions in each situation because the teenagers who try to imitate romantic culture of films and novels, remain unaware about the laws and the age of consent.
Bombay High Court | Denial by wife to go through DNA test in order to prove legitimacy of child not a sufficient ground to draw adverse inference against the wife
Bombay High Court: In a petition filed by the husband challenging on the ground of legitimacy of the child born from wedlock,
Tri HC | Unless and until there is a challenge to the personal documents, direction cannot be given for DNA testing; Court dismisses appeal
Tripura High Court: T. Amarnath Goud, J., dealt with a petition wherein the case of the petitioner was that the respondent was
Explained| Can, in a declaratory suit, plaintiff be subjected to DNA test against his will?
“Indian law leans towards legitimacy and frowns upon bastardy. The presumption in law of legitimacy of a child cannot be lightly repelled.”
Ker HC | Can DNA test be conducted to determine legitimacy of a child in a divorce petition without the child being on the party array? HC answers
Kerala High Court: A.Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath, JJ., addressed an interesting question of law, Can a direction to undergo DNA Test
Probability of reform and rehabilitation and not its possibility or impossibility to be considered before awarding death sentence: SC
“While the crime is important, the criminal is equally important insofar as the sentencing process is concerned.” -Madan B. Lokur, J. Supreme
Matching of DNA is a clinching evidence and sufficient by itself to prove crime; appeal of rape convict rejected
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Muralidhar and V. Kameswar Rao, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment
Rape accused acquitted in light of failure to conduct DNA test that could be a clinching evidence to prove the case
Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Manish Pitale, J., reversed the judgment of the trial court where the appellant
DNA test to determine paternity cannot be ordered on mere allegation of infidelity
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Gita Mittal and I.S. Mehta JJ. evaluated a plea of legitimacy of a child by