Supreme Court Hearing On DNA Index: The Supreme Court has sought answers from the Central Government on the arrangement of DNA profiling to help in the search of missing people and identification of unidentified bodies. The petitioner said that every year about 40 thousand unclaimed dead bodies are found. DNA profiling will make their identification easier.
‘Lakhs of people are missing’
Agra-based lawyer Kishan Chand Jain told the court that according to the report of the National Crime Records Bureau, lakhs of people are currently missing. A large number of these are children and women. Those who lodge a missing report of any of their family members with the police, their DNA profiling is not done. Similarly, when an unidentified dead body is found or a missing person is found, a DNA report is also not made. If the DNA of the unidentified dead body is matched with the DNA profile of the complainant, many cases will be solved. The affected families will also be able to get help.
‘Court does not order Parliament to make laws’
The bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud initially said that the court does not order the Parliament to make laws. On this the petitioner said that in this matter only a standard system (standard operating procedure) needs to be made. This will make identification of unidentified dead bodies much easier. On this, the court issued a notice to the Central Government and asked it to reply within 4 weeks.
Center had given assurance of making a law
The petitioner has also told the court that similar petitions were filed in 2012 and 2013 also. After keeping them pending for 6 years, the court disposed of them in 2018. Then the court had closed the hearing on the basis that the Central Government’s lawyer had assured to make a law on this issue, but till now this has not happened. The bill related to this was placed in Parliament twice, but it could not take the form of law.
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