Judicial Oversight of Biometric Evidence and The Role of Polymer and Composite Technologies in Indian Criminal Trials

Year : 2025 | Volume : 13 | Issue : 05 | Page : 141 152
    By

    Gaurav Kumar Sharma,

  • Asha Rani Rawat,

  1. Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Legal Studies, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India
  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Legal Studies, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India

Abstract

This paper critically looks at changes that have taken place in the role of forensic science in the remodeled Indian criminal justice system and how the modern law has deviated since the colonial laws. With the changing of reformatory model of justice to a more balanced one that suggests fairness and due process, the study lends weight to the increasing cases of clarity, consistency and control in the field of forensics. Among the main aspects that are analyzed in the research is the incorporation of recent achievements of science, such as those focused on polymer chemistry and the utilization of polymers to crime scenes and approximate techniques of the laboratories used in forensic science. The use of polymer materials and functional polymers has made number of improvements to the capabilities of forensic tools, the collection kits of DNA material to the technologies used in the analysis of finger prints all of which require the precise physical characteristics of the polymers being used in order to achieve the precision and reliability of the material required. The creation of more sophisticated polymer structure also facilitates the preservation of good samples and enhanced collection of trace evidence which is significant in the accomplishment of evidentiary excellence. This paper also examines how the law in regard to forensic science currently exists in comparison to the best practices experienced worldwide highlighting some of the main areas of concern including admissibility of expert evidence in the forensic laboratories. By so doing, it highlights international standards of evidence processing and the growing significance of circular and green polymer science to foster sustainable implementation of forensics technologies. The paper provides practical ideas to guide or offer institutional change with a practical view of ensuring that forensic evidence becomes more valid and open to scrutiny. The end result of the research study is the support of multidisciplinary reformism approach to research where science and law are built upon to provide a more just and technologically equipped justice delivery system in India.

Keywords: Forensic evidence, indian justice system, legal framework, functional polymer, composites.

[This article belongs to Journal of Polymer and Composites ]

How to cite this article:
Gaurav Kumar Sharma, Asha Rani Rawat. Judicial Oversight of Biometric Evidence and The Role of Polymer and Composite Technologies in Indian Criminal Trials. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(05):141-152.
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Gaurav Kumar Sharma, Asha Rani Rawat. Judicial Oversight of Biometric Evidence and The Role of Polymer and Composite Technologies in Indian Criminal Trials. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(05):141-152. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jopc/article=2025/view=224047


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Volume 13
Issue 05
Received 01/08/2025
Accepted 05/08/2025
Published 15/08/2025
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