Forensic Science and Criminal Justice Administration

Law 411
Semester-VII

1-Forensic Science and Criminal Law

History of Forensic Science
Origin and Development of Forensic Science in India
Importance of the Forensic Science in the Criminal Justice Administration

2- Forensic Science and Law of Evidence

a) Expert’s Opinion, its Admissibility and Relevancy
-Who is Expert
-Duties of Expert
-Value of Expert Opinion
-Evidence of an Expert and Evidence of an Ordinary Witness
-Provisions of Act
-Foreign Law
-Hand-Writing Expert Opinion
-Finger-Print Expert Opinion
-Ballistic Expert Opinion
b) Admissibility of Expert Opinion in the Court of Law
c) Suggestions of Committees

3-Scientific Technique of Searching Truth

Introduction
The Debate around Narco-Analysis Test
International Obligations
Opinion of Different Courts
Supreme Court and Narco-Analysis
Admissibility in the Court.

4-DNA Finger Printing/ Profiling

Introduction
DNA Finger Printing in Crime Investigation
International Obligations
Law in Other Countries
DNA Legislation in Context of India
Debate on Right to Privacy and DNA Test
DNA Evidence and Self Incrimination
Admissibility of DNA Evidence
DNA Test as Evidence and Its Validity in the Rape Cases

5-Phonetics Identifications
Introduction
Method of Voice Identification
Indian Practice
Fundamental Rights and Phone Tapping
Evidentiary Value of telephone calls, Tape/Video Recording.

6-Medical Jurisprudence and Sexual Offences against Women

Introduction
Colonial Practice
Feminist Understanding on Medical Jurisprudence
Able Bodied Women and the Natural Theory of Rape
25th Edition of Modi’s Medical Jurisprudence: A New Shift