DNA samples Archives

Handling DNA Evidence Long Incarceration

SC issues guidelines for handling of DNA evidence; Implores legislature to consider compensation for acquittal after long incarceration

The case involved commission of serious offences which led to the sentence of death penalty. However, the Supreme Court took strict note of the faulty investigation and faulty treatment of the DNA evidence that rendered the samples useless.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court denies wife’s plea of DNA testing of husband and father-in-law to prove identity of children

There is no pending matrimonial dispute between husband and wife that necessitates granting the prayer for DNA testing. Moreover, when the petitioner’s husband is not challenging the identity of wife and children, such a prayer is unwarranted.