Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 150 · Decided 16 January 2025
Irfan Alias Bhayu Mevati v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 150 · [2025] 1 S.C.R. 1691
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1667/2021
- Decided
- 16 January 2025
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, SANJAY KAROL, SANDEEP MEHTA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 363, 366A, 376(2)(m), 307; CrPC Section 366, 391, 142; Constitution Article 142; POCSO Act Section 5(g), 5(j)(iii)(m), 5(r)
Headnote
In a case where the trial court relied upon the DNA report, whether the non-examination of the scientific experts involved in the process of conducting DNA profiling examination and issuing the report, led to the failure of justice vitiating the trial wherein capital punishment. Evidence - DNA profiling report - Non-examination of scientific witnesses - Right of the accused to seek examination of scientific experts/expert witnesses - Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 - s.376(DB) - Penal
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