Accused Can Challenge DNA Report Only On The Ground Of Tampering Of His Blood Sample: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

5 Feb 2019 2:25 PM IST

  • Accused Can Challenge DNA Report Only On The Ground Of Tampering Of His Blood Sample: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

    “The only challenge for it can be set up that there occurred tampering with the blood sample of the accused at any stage.”

    The Bombay High Court has observed that the DNA report can be challenged only on the ground of possibility of tampering of the blood sample of the accused, at any stage. Justice V. M. Deshpande observed thus while considering an appeal filed by a man convicted by the Trial Court in a minor-rape case. The Trial court, among other evidences, also relied on the DNA report which...

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