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ADMISSIBILITY OF DNA EVIDENCE BEYOND DNA PROFILING: IS EVIDENCE PROCURED USING NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING ADMISSIBLE?

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-Ritwik Sharma, Gurdeep Rai Introduction The use of advanced forensic genomics can expedite trials and has necessitated modernising existing procedural and evidentiary laws in India. Currently, classical DNA Profiling methods involving identification via fingerprinting are used in criminal investigations, and the evidence collected is admissible under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (‘BSA’). However, it remains … Continue reading ADMISSIBILITY OF DNA EVIDENCE BEYOND DNA PROFILING: IS EVIDENCE PROCURED USING NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING ADMISSIBLE?

Addressing the Right of Female Prisoners (to Bleed): Menstrual Management Behind the Bars

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-Ms. Lovleen Sharrma & Sakshi Komal Dubey Introduction As per the Prison Statistics India Report, 2021 the figure of prison inmates in women’s jails adds up to 3,808. The Women In Prison Report, 2018 which sought to study the condition of women prisoners highlighted that the prison population increased drastically, and had therefore created challenges … Continue reading Addressing the Right of Female Prisoners (to Bleed): Menstrual Management Behind the Bars