In his speech, while inaugurating the Goa campus of the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), he said that the Union government is considering making it mandatory for forensic investigations to be conducted in any crime that involves a possible punishment of six years or more. It is important to build scientific & technical capabilities in DNA forensics for providing DNA-based evidence as quickly as possible.”Įarlier this year, Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation of forensic sciences institute in Lucknow and Goa. While we eagerly await the formalisation of the DNA regulation Bill. For India to take a leap in DNA technology through a national offender DNA profile database system, we need two things – a strong policy framework and an equally robust nationwide technical infrastructure. Thangaraj, Director, CDFD, Hyderabad said, “It is good to see both central & state government authorities work towards expanding the capacity of forensic DNA crime labs across the country, particularly in interior districts, by upgrading regional FSLs. Highlighting the importance of DNA infrastructure and manpower requirements, Dr. Similarly, Karnataka FSL is increasing its manpower and investing in mobile laboratories to help support forensic investigations. In the state of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray launched three fast-track DNA testing units, under the Nirbhaya scheme, which would help expedite DNA evidence examination. Recently, the Nirbhaya Fund's Empowered Committee of Officers proposed strengthening DNA analysis facilities in Forensic Science Lab (FSL) in the states of Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Bihar and Nagaland at an estimated cost of Rs 17.31 crore. The DNA bill is definitely the need of the hour.” DNA database in these circumstances will augur a step in the right direction to effectively repress the grievance of victims by use of credible and scientific data. During the pandemic period also there have been as many as 28,046 incidents of rape. She added, “NCRB reports 3,71,503 cases of crimes against women in the year 2020. While addressing the successful apprehension of offenders, the data bank will also assist in establishing the innocence of the falsely accused.” The data bank will maintain data like the crime scene index, suspects and under-trials index, sexual crime offenders index, missing persons index, and unknown deceased person index. With the data bank the potential for tracing crime scenes, suspects, under-trials is immense. Repeat offenders in sexual offenses is an unfortunate feature. As many as 69 Countries have a national DNA database, which has shown remarkable results in crime detection and conviction. The DNA Technology Regulation Bill institutionalizes and regulates the use of DNA the other provisions are the setting up of National and Regional DNA data banks.
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A recent example is the Gudiya case where a gang rape and murder was resolved by DNA evidence and the accused was convicted for life.
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Since then, DNA has increasingly been used for identifying and apprehending the accused. Pinky Anand, Senior Advocate Supreme Court of India said, “The advancement of science and usefulness of DNA is a tool of justice for victims especially for heinous sexual offenses. Speaking on positive movements towards building the foundation for a DNA infrastructure, Dr. To that effect, state-of-the-art technologies are required for DNA forensics to help law enforcement agencies solve and prosecute more crimes. These profiles are then meant to guide law enforcement agencies in investigations in ways that have not been possible so far. The bill also seeks to establish a national data bank and regional data banks. The purpose of the bill is to create a regulatory framework for obtaining, storing, and testing DNA samples, mainly for criminal investigation purposes. Noticeable measures taken to beef up the DNA infrastructure and manpower will go a long way in building readiness for a national DNA database, should the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019, move forward this winter session in the Parliament. Significant movements in past few months suggest that the country is working towards instituting DNA technology more prominently as part of the criminal justice system. New Delhi, Delhi, India – Business Wire India
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