Scientific Aid In Evidence And Justice: An Analytical Study With Special Reference To Police Investigation

The Criminal Justice Systems, In All Around The World Particularly In The Democratic Set Up Of Governance, Have Number Of Stakeholders, E.G. Complainants, Accused Or Defendants, Police, Investigators, Judges, Jurors, Expert Witnesses, Attorneys And Lawyers-Each With Different Expectations And Aspirations From The Concerned Criminal Justice System And From Forensic Science In The Form Of Scientific Aid Relating To The Recovery Of Physical Evidence By The Investigators. After All, The Physical Forensic Evidence And The Scientific Principles Used To Analyze The Samples Of Traces Collected From The Scene Of Crime Are The Mechanisms Through Which Many Criminal Cases Are Tried. To The Prosecutor, Forensic Science Is The Apparatus Used To Inculpate The Accused (Defendant). To The Defense Attorney, Scientific Aid In The Form Of Forensic Science Is The Adversary To Whom The Fatal Blow Must Be Struck In Order To Negate The Results Coming Out From It Against The Accused. To The Judge, Forensic Science Is The Scale Or A Sort Of Barometer, On The Parameters Of Which Guilt Or Innocence Is To Be Weighted. To The Jurors, Forensic Science Is The Critical Tool For Decision Making. To The Police Or Investigation Officers Or For The Members Of Law Enforcement Community, Forensic Science Is The Vehicle Through Which Propositions And Theories For Unearthing The Crime Are Confirmed