submission of the Sub-Divisional Police Officer,
Mahua, that she would conduct narco-analysis test of all the accused
persons (including the Appellant herein ... observed that forceful subjection of
an individual to techniques, such as the narco-analysis test, violates
personal liberty enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution
Metropolitan Court rejecting
permission of the Court for conducting the NARCO Analysis
test of six accused persons, an appeal had been filed in the
Sessions ... 26th of April, 2007.
28. The accused had challenged subjecting them to NARCO
analysis and the matter was pending before the Court. The
Report submitted
they say `get them
off his chest' - and thus relieve himself (narco-synthesis
or narco-therapy) - was employed with signal success.
In the narcoanalysis ... administration of the drug is
discontinued.
[Refer: Laboratory Procedure Manual - Forensic Narco-Analysis
(Directorate of Forensic Science, Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India
this Court was considering whether
involuntary administration of certain scientific techniques like narco-
analysis, polygraph examination and the Brain Electrical Activation Profile
(BEAP) tests ... profiling and such other tests” should be
liberally construed to include narco-analysis test, polygraph examination
and the BEAP test. These tests could be read
Vijay Mandal. By this application, the
petitioners’ sought the following reports:
(i) Narco-analysis test reports and CD of Krishna conducted at FSL
Bangalore ... Narco-analysis test reports and CD of Rajkumar conducted at FSL
Bangalore;
(iii) Narco-analysis test reports and CD of Vijay Mandal conducted
Bench
of this Court while considering testimonial character of scientific
techniques like Narco analysis, Polygraph examination and the Brain-
Electric activation profile held that ... investigators is
not barred.
146. It is quite evident that the narco analysis technique
involves a testimonial act. A subject is encouraged to speak
Tofan Singh vs The State Of Tamil Nadu on 29 October, 2020
Equivalent citations: AIR
caused by the medicines stated at Sr.No.3 in the
chart.....
Narco therapy is a kind of suggestive psycho
therapy under the influence
this
behalf the Court’s attention was also drawn to the narco analysis, brain
mapping and polygraph tests conducted on Krishna Thadarai.
Seventhly, the investigating
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