Government of india law commission of india report. The dna profiling bill if approved will make india the last largest countries to adopt a finger printing bill. Fine nuances of conducting dna profiling, hair forensic analysis etc have been. This bill aims to create a national dna data bank which would contain dna samples of offenders, inter alia. Forensic dna profiling is of proven value in solving cases involving offences that are categorized as affecting the human body. Then, the government asked the department of biotechnology and centre of dna fingerprinting and diagnostics cdfd hyderabad, to update the 2007 bill. It is a very sensitive technique which only needs a few skin cells, a hair root or a tiny amount of blood or saliva. Doesnt increase crimedetection when uk police created dna. According to the government, the dna technology bill aims to establish the.
Srm 2372 human dna quantitation srm 2395 y chr profiling srm 2391 srm 2391a srm 2391b srm 2391c srm 2390 dna profiling 2391 series pcrbased dna profiling nist forensic srm timeline. The bill seeks to enable maintenance of records of unidentified and unclaimed dead. Each sequence acts like a code that determines the characteristics of particular individual. The dna profile of each individual is highly specific. Dna profiling bill learn about human dna profiling board. In 2015, indian courts have extensively used forensic evidence to. The dna profiling bill is back in a new avatar heres. The objective of the dna profiling bill is to simplify criminal investigation at the outset, as there would now be a repository of dna samples of offenders. The bill will allow the government to establish a national dna data bank and a dna profiling board, and use the data for various specified forensic purposes. India arguments against the human dna profiling bill 2015. The lok sabha has passed the dna technology use and application regulation bill, 2018 that allows regulated use of dna.
It should not pass without substantial national debate and a. Dna profiling bill the dna technology use and application regulation bill 2019 recognizing the need for regulation of the use and application of deoxyribonucleic acid dna technology in the country, the dna technology use and application regulation bill 2019, has been formulated for establishing identity of missing persons, victims, offenders, under trials and unknown deceased persons. Human dna deoxyribonucleic acid profiling bill 2015 gaurav kumawat nishank kumawat abstract human dna deoxyribonucleic acid profiling bill 2015, which seeks to create a database where the dna samples of all the offenders must be kept in order to catch the offenders by identifying the evidences with that dna. Advantages and disadvantages of use of dna fingerprinting. The bill also aims to establish the dna profiling board to lay down standards for laboratories, collection of human body substances, create a custody trail from collection to reporting and to setup a national dna data bank. Dna is made up of sequence of nucleotides and this sequence is different for each individual. The bill seeks to set up two new institutions a dna profiling board and a dna data bank. In july 2017, the law commissions report proposed a new amended draft called dna based technology use and regulation bill. First report of the law commission of india, titled human dna profiling a draft bill for the use and regulation of dnabased technology. The dna testing bill has been in the pipeline since 2003, having resurfaced in several drafts and undergone many revisions since 2007. Bill to regulate the use of deoxyribose nucleic acid analysis of human body substances profiles. The bill that provides for regulation of use and application of dna technology for establishing the identity of certain categories of persons, including offenders, victims, suspects. The draft of the human dna profiling bill 2015 has been made public by the department of biotechnology dbt.
The draft bill was first named dna profiling bill in 2007 and then human dna profiling bill in 2015. Overview and concerns regarding the indian draft dna. Why the government wants to photograph your private parts. Another dna testing can be allowed if the court is convinced that the earlier samples were contaminated and hence could not be relied upon. The bill gives the dna profiling board the powers to develop guidelines for.
Human dna deoxyribonucleic acid profiling bill 2015. Comments on indias human dna profiling bill june 2015 version. The board, with 11 members, is supposed to be the regulatory authority that will grant accreditation to dna. The bill was expected to be presented in the parliament in the monsoon session of 2015. As stated the human dna profiling bill 2015 is to regulate the use of dna analysis of human body substances profiles and to establish the dna profiling board for laying down the standards for laboratories, collection of human body substances, custody trail from collection to reporting and also to establish a national dna. The dna based technology bill, 2017 or the human dna profiling bill is a proposed legislation in india.
Human dna profiling bill, 2015 what is dna profiling dna profiling is a technology that can be used to identify individuals. Prominent among these is the draft human dna profiling bill 2015 the bill. In 2007 a bill known as the draft dna profiling bill was piloted by the. Thepresent study intends to assess the advantages and disadvantages of dna fingerprinting. Quantum leap why human dna profiling bill can put indians in danger it is possible for the data to be misused for nonforensic purposes and to decipher a citizens family and medical history. The financial memorandum to the bill estimates that there will be a oneoff cost of. Forensic dna testing in the united states we have 200 public state and local government laboratories performing forensic dna analysis two large private companies bode cellmark and sorenson forensics and a few smaller ones perform forensic dna analysis over 15 million dna profiles in the national dna. The dna based technology use and regulation bill, 2017 or the human dna profiling bill is. Four problems with the dna database india news times. There is, thus, need to regulate the use of human dna profiles through an act passed by the parliament only for lawful purposes of establishing. The dna profiling bill is back in a new avatar heres the lowdown. Danielson, in molecular diagnostics third edition, 2017.
While the dna profiling bill aims to modernize the crime detection and conviction, the experts give following arguments against the bill. Heres how the government plans to use dna profiles. Government of india law commission of india report no. Dna fingerprinting is one such technological advancement made in criminal justice system. Human dna profiling bill of 2018 if it is enacted by the parliament of india. The human dna profiling bill, 2015 aims to regulate the use of dna analysis of human body substances and profiles. The report sets out some major concerns including the. Lok sabha passes dna technology bill all you need to know. If one counts all official and leaked versions of this controversial legislation, this. Dna profiling, as it is known today, evolved from two key. The bill creates indices for information based on dna analysis from. In 2007, a draft of human dna profiling bill was made public and it was followed by criticism from the opposition, ngos and activists.
Scientific ambitions behind dna profiling bill the hindu. Unfortunately electropherogram showed high percentage of nonspecific peak making impossible dna profiling. Dna profiling is used to solve crimes and medical problems. Dna profiling can be use to resolve paternal and ancestral issues couenhoven 2015 gave a comprehensive details of the genesis of dna profiling. The chances of two people having exactly the same dna. Dna profiling a south african case story in 2002, dna profiling exonerated six persons accused by the community of the rape of a ninemonth old baby girl, named tshepang. Discovery of dna is considered as one of the most signi. With the central government playing fast and loose with the contours of the right to privacy in the aadhaar case, 1 alarm bells have been set off about the implications of the governments stand in the context of other laws and measures that have a bearing on the fundamental freedoms of citizens. The bill provides for the mandatory accreditation and regulation of dna laboratories. Why human dna profiling bill can put indians in danger. Human dna profiling a draft bill for the use and regulation of. The bill has raised concerns of privacy among citizen rights groups. Fatoki 2016 states that dna profiling is a forensic techniques used to identify individuals by characteristics of their dna in crime cases.
Indias human dna profiling bill 2015 proposes to set up a national dna database of criminals that will include rapists, murderers and kidnappers. Last week, the department of biotechnology dbt released the draft human dna deoxyribonucleic acid profiling bill, 2015, on its website. The government also said that the final bill will be presented in march 2015. The july 2015 version of the bill had been criticised by the wire for arbitrarily assigning wideranging discretionary. Therefore, an individuals dna profile created by recording the sequence of nucleotides is unique. It has helped the system make remarkable progress in recent years, despite the presence of certain challenges. The commission submitted its report as well as a draft bill in july 2017. The pattern of fragment distribution is then analysed. The 2007 draft bill was prepared by the dob along with the centre for dna fingerprinting.
This is likely due to bacterial dna interfering with the multiplexpcr i guess. The bill which is also known as the dna profiling bill, tries to check use of dna technology to establish the identity of a person. Dna profiling bill the dna technology use and application regulation bill 2019 recognizing the need for regulation of the use and application of deoxyribonucleic acid dna technology in the country, the dna technology use and application regulation bill. The dna technology use and application regulation bill, 2018. The purpose of the bill is to regulate the already in use dna. The government now intends to bring a bill for dna profiling in the upcoming session of parliament. India fdnapi wiki forensic genetics policy initiative. Dna profiling can be use to resolve paternal and ancestral issues couenhoven 2015 gave a comprehensive details of the genesis of dna profiling, according to him in 1984.
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