noted as under:
"(a) Technical Errors
Firstly, the DNA-probe can be contaminated or
degraded. This is specially the case with field samples ... DNA. The degradation is especially likely when the
DNA is in warm, moist conditions. Normally, DNA
degrades in a couple of days and vaginal swabs
taken on 18.03.2004, whereas the DNA test was
conducted in March, 2005 and the possibility of degradation cannot be
DEATH SENTENCE ... submitted that the possibility of degradation cannot
be ruled out which would make reliance on the DNA report doubtful.
26. Lastly, Mr Navin Chawla contended
taken on 18.03.2004, whereas the DNA test was
conducted in March, 2005 and the possibility of degradation cannot be
DEATH SENTENCE ... submitted that the possibility of degradation cannot
be ruled out which would make reliance on the DNA report doubtful.
26. Lastly, Mr Navin Chawla contended
taken on 18.03.2004, whereas the DNA test was
conducted in March, 2005 and the possibility of degradation cannot be
DEATH SENTENCE ... submitted that the possibility of degradation cannot
be ruled out which would make reliance on the DNA report doubtful.
26. Lastly, Mr Navin Chawla contended
emerged only after the FSL
report indicated that DNA could not be extracted from the degraded
fetal tissue; in other words, the defence ... were subjected to DNA examination,
but a DNA profile could not be generated from Ex.1 (the fleshy
material) because of degradation and the presence
male DNA generated therefrom could therefore not be
connected with the DNA generated from the blood of the appellant due to
inhibition/degradation of DNA
Mohd. Yasir vs State on 26 April, 2018
Bench: S.P.Garg , C. Hari Shankar
Blood in gauze of
accused) were subjected to DNA isolation. DNA was isolated from
the source of exhibits '1d' (Underwear of deceased ... noted
in the first report, semen stains had degraded and therefore no DNA profile
could be generated. How, within less than a month thereafter
DNA profile (Y-Chromosomal STR patterns)
could not be obtained form Bones (Source code of
Deceased : Exhibit:1) might be due to severe
degradation hence ... DNA profiles
of Bones (source of Deceased: Exhibit:1 : Mark 1-
1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4) are partial or multiple and degraded
alleles
parents to Lady Harding Hospital for
collection of blood sample for DNA fingerprinting. After collecting their blood
samples, he sent them to CFSL Kolkatta. The skeleton ... bone were subjected for DNA isolation, by organic
extraction method. Degraded High Molecular Weight DNA could
be recovered from
