DNA technology( use and applications) regulation bill 2018
Why
DNA based forensic lab
Strong justice delivery system
What
enable law enforcement authorities
Collect DNA sample
Create DNA profile
DNA data bank
provision/How
limitation
Only for identification of person no other use
DNA Profiling board
Authorities to create state level data bank
Approve method of collection and analyse
accreditation and regulation for mandatory DNA
laboratories.
National data bank
Regional bank
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Picked up from crime scenes
suspects or
undertrials
offenders
missing
persons
unidentified dead bodies
.
Punisment
Info seeker
Info leaker
up to 3 year jail
1 lack fine
both
Same as seeker
guidelines, standards and procedures of labs
11 members
advise to state and national govt on issue related to labs
recommendations
ethical and human rights
privacy
find missing and unidentify bodies
will share info to national bank
issue
chances wrong match
ultimate evidence
no recourse to an individual
Privacy-related
not define who can access the database
etc.
Information like ancestry or susceptibility to a disease misuse
DNA tests have not led to an improvement in conviction rates in countries where it is already being followed.
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