1427/2024 Cr.Bail RAHEEMULLAH S/O BASHEERULLAH (Applicant) V/S THE STATE (Respondent)
Sindh High Court
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon(Author)
Order Date: 11-JUL-24
It is the cardinal principle of law that whenever a sample for forensic test is obtained or taken into possession, same should be sent to a Forensic Laboratory without any unnecessary and unexplained delay, to rule out the possibility of any fabrication or tampering. Now, in our jurisdiction too, the Supreme Court has started encouraging us to have recourse to such modern scientific and forensic evidentiary methods. In the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Ali Haider alias Papu v. Jameel Hussain and others PLD 2021 SC 362 has elaborated the importance of this modern-day scientific evidence in the following words:- 5. The most significant advancement in criminal investigation since the advent of fingerprint identification is the use of DNA technology to help convict criminals or eliminate persons as suspects. DNA as scientific evidence means 'deoxyribonucleic acid.' DNA can be found in the human body and samples from semen, hair, blood, and flesh can establish a DNA matching with the DNA of another human being. Each human being has a unique DNA pattern, which is acquired by inheriting it from the biological parents. DNA analyses on saliva, skin tissue, blood, hair, and semen can now be reliably used to link criminals to crimes ..In criminal cases, like rape, murder, etc., timely medical examination and proper sampling of body fluids followed by quality forensic analysis can offer irrefutable evidence. The criminal justice system is in search of the truth. The development of DNA technology furthers the search for truth by helping police and prosecutors in the fight against violent crimes. Through the use of DNA evidence, prosecutors can establish the guilt of the accused and at the same time, DNA aids the search for truth by exonerating the innocent."Full judgment text for this case is not yet available on Pakistan Law Reports. Check the official Sindh High Court case law portal for the complete order.
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