Abstract
Blood of Accused - Vital Scientific Evidence in Crime of Rape
Highlights
There has been tremendous rise in sexual offences against women and more dangerous fact is that the number of minor victims in such crimes is more
In case no. 1 DNA profiles obtained from blood detected on kurta, jeans pant of victim, underwear of accused and semen detected on underwear of accused were found to be identical and from one and the same source of male origin and matched with DNA profile obtained from reference blood of accused ( Case no.1, Table no.1)
The DNA profiles obtained from blood detected on frock and knicker of victim, bed sheet and cover of mattress from crime scene and semen detected on cover of mattress from crime scene found to be identical and from one and same source of male origin and matched with DNA profile of reference blood of accused (Case no.2, Table no.2)
Summary
There has been tremendous rise in sexual offences against women and more dangerous fact is that the number of minor victims in such crimes is more. Census data from 2011 shows that in India 472 million children below age of eighteen and out of them 225 million are girls [1]. India has taken lot of precautions since the Nirbhaya case happened and made legal provision of new act “Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 (POCSO Act 2012)” and continuously monitoring these cases [2]. Scientific evidence has lot of importance and DNA evidence is the one of best evidence. If this evidence is found, court can send culprit to rigorous imprisonment considering DNA report
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