Judiciary
Forensic science plays a very important role in criminal and civil justice system it acts as an aid/tool to the investigation process. It helps in determination of the guilt for a suspected criminal and ascertain various facts in a case by scientifically testing various types of evidences collected during criminal and civil trials. Forensic Science involves the collection, preservation, and analysis of evidence suitable for prosecuting an offender in the court of law. The legal system widely recognizes the role of forensic evidence in the trial of criminal offenders and plays an important role as an aid to the courts to arrive to justice.
In India, there are millions of cases pending in various courts for disposal. There may be chances that they need proper evidences through which the judgment may be delivered. There are a large number of trials, criminal proceedings in heinous (serious) crimes, which end in acquittals, reason being lack of proper evidences.
Square Forensic experts offers expert opinion as to the collection and handling of forensic evidence or testimony related to the findings and meaning of subsequent forensic tests in several criminal and civil proceedings.
NATIONAL JUDICIAL ACADEMY, BHOPAL
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Relevant observation of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, wherein the Hon’ble Court has opined the necessity to strengthen the Forensic Science for detection of crimes; in the case of Dharam Deo Yadav v. State of U.P.33 which is reproduced herein below: Para 30:
“Criminal Judicial System in this country is at cross-roads, many a times, reliable, trustworthy, credible witnesses to the crime seldom come forward to depose before the court and even the hardened criminals get away from the clutches of law. Even the reliable witnesses for the prosecution turn hostile due to intimidation, fear and host of other reasons. Investigating agency has, therefore, to look for other ways and means to improve the quality of investigation, which can only be through the collection of scientific evidence. In this age of science, we have to build legal foundations that are sound in science as well as in law. Practices and principles that served in the past, now people think, must give way to innovative and creative methods, if we want to save our criminal justice system. Emerging new types of crimes and their level of sophistication, the traditional methods and tools have become outdated, hence the necessity to strengthen the forensic science for crime detection. Oral evidence depends on several facts, like power of observation, humiliation, external influence, forgetfulness etc., whereas forensic evidence is free from those infirmities. Judiciary should also be equipped to understand and deal with such scientific materials. Constant interaction of Judges with scientists, engineers would promote and widen their knowledge to deal with such scientific evidence and to effectively deal with criminal cases based on scientific evidence. We are not advocating that, in all cases, the scientific evidence is the sure test, but only emphasizing the necessity of promoting scientific evidence also to detect and prove crimes over and above the other evidence.”