DNA profiling Bill on the anvil
It also asked the HCs to ensure that the proceedings in such cases were conducted in “child-friendly†atmosphere in the trial courts.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday considered the submission of the Centre that it would move a Bill in the upcoming Parliament session for DNA profiling to enable authorities to maintain records of unidentified and unclaimed dead bodies or missing persons.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud considered the statement made by additional solicitor general Pinky Anand, appearing for the Centre, and disposed of a petition, saying the government should take steps as “expeditiously as possible”.
There are as many as 40,000 unclaimed bodies across the country every year and DNA profiling would help the families of the deceased, the petitioner NGO ‘Lokniti Foundation’ said, adding that figures are identical with regard to missing children and persons of unsound mind.