A Bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Gaurang Kanth issued this direction after taking note that the BNSS, which has replaced the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, mandates forensic examination of crime sites.
“Section 176(3) of BNSS provides for forensic examination of crime site in cases involving punishment for seven years and more. This would put immense pressure on the existing Central Forensic Laboratories and State Forensic Laboratories to analyse forensic samples particularly blood and other body fluids for DNA analysis collected from the place of occurrence. National Institute of Bio Medical Generics (NIBMG) is one of the premier institutions in the matter of research in human DNA. It has requisite infrastructure and qualified persons to carry out forensic DNA analysis in criminal cases,” the Court said.
Source: Barandbench
