Proposed Legislative: Human DNA Profiling Bill: Indian Scenario

Human DNA Profiling Bill is a proposed legislation in India which will allow the Government to establish a National DNA Data Bank and a DNA Profiling Board, and use the data for various specified forensic purposes. The DNA samples may be collected from unidentified dead bodies, missing persons, habitual offenders, and suspects and accused to create a DNA database. The bill has raised concerns of costs of this exercise to the government exchequer and that of privacy among citizen right group. The DNA (Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid) test would be a powerful tool to identify people in criminal and civil proceedings. The National DNA database can be proved to be backbone in this era of rising crime and international terrorism. Many countries are benefitted by this scientific advancement. A brief review of literature on proposed Human DNA Profiling Bill is analysed and important aspects of this bill discussed.