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01/09/22 22:07 PM IST

Forensic investigation mandatory in Delhi for cases that attract 6-yr jail term

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  • Delhi Police decided to make forensic investigation mandatory in all crimes where punishment provided is of more than six years.
Details 
  • A forensic mobile van will be allotted to each district to provide scientific and forensic assistance on the spot whenever any need arises.
  •  These vehicles shall be fully-equipped with scientific tools and a sufficient number of forensic assistants shall be detailed in each such van.
  • These forensic mobile vans shall not be under the administrative control of the police but shall be an independent entity responsible to the court of law.
  • The recently released NCRB report showed a 40% increase in crimes against women in Delhi, the highest among all metropolitan cities in the country.
Reason 
  • The decision to make forensic investigation “compulsory and legal” for such offences has been taken to make conviction rate higher, on the lines of recent directions of Hon’ble Union Home Minister.
  • Delhi Police has already integrated the criminal justice system (ICJS) with forensic science investigation and have also collaborated with National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Gandhinagar to train and guide investigating officers to make watertight cases against accused persons.
Source- Hindustan Times 

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