*Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Science, Chandigarh University, Mohali
**Professor, Department of Forensic Science, Chandigarh University, Mohali
***Student, Department of Forensic Science, Chandigarh University, Mohali
Online published on 1 August, 2018.
The present study has been carried out with the aim to study the frequency of predominant lip pattern present in the baniya community of Haryana state in India. The 100 lip print samples were collected from males and females of baniya community of Haryana region. All the lip print samples were examined and studied for major pattern and type of individual characteristics (minutiae's) with the help of magnifying glass and stereomicroscope. It has been noted from the study that most common patterns in selected community was found to be branched pattern and reticulate pattern as least common pattern. The frequency of ten individual characteristics was assessed in selected community samples.
Lip prints, Unique, baniyan, population, individualistic
