Cheiloscopy – Role in Forensic Investigations

With freely available knowledge on the investigating techniques utilised by the crime branch officers, the crime rate is increasing with less fear of being caught, hence it is becoming necessarily important to try and adapt new techniques for investigations, especially for identification. Establishing distinctiveness of lip prints for forensic investigations. The study group comprised of 100 subjects aged 18–25 years. The materials used were dark coloured lipstick, paper, cellophane tape, a brush, and a magnifying lens. In males, the most common lip pattern is Type III and Type II, while in females most predominant is Type III followed by Type I’. The most common lip print in all blood groups are type III followed by Type II. From our study we conclude that, Lip print can be used as a supporting tool for forensic investigation in identification.