A trap is a method of deliberate laying of the bait and catch the accused person red handed. ‘Bribery’is a term used for any act of giving gift or money, with dishonest nature for altering its recipient‘s behavior. Bribery is an offence and may be defined as the offering, giving,receiving or soliciting of any valuable item […]
Examination of Faecal Matter As A Forensic Evidence
Faecal matter (or faeces) are the solid or semisolid remains of food that could not be digested in the small intestine. Bacteria in the large intestine further break down the material.Feces contain a relatively small amount of metabolic waste products such an alter form of bilirubin by bacteria, and the dead epithelial cells from the […]
Vomit As A Forensic Evidence
Vomiting is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one’s stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose. Emesis is the medical term for vomiting. Receptors on the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain represent a chemo-receptor trigger zone, known as the area postrema, stimulation of which can lead to vomiting. Vomiting after eating usually expels […]
Sweat As A Biological Evidence
Sweat is a fluid secreted by the sweat glands also called sudoriferous glands. The process of production of sweat is called sweating or perspiration. Sweat glands are the exocrine glands which secretes their production onto epithelial cells by the specific ducts. There are two types of sweat glands : Apocrine glands – they are mostly […]
Urine as a Biological Evidence In Forensic Science
Urine is the by product of the cellular metabolism in humans. Urine is yellow-straw coloured fluid produced by the process of urination. It is excreted out from the body by an opening called urethra. It follows a pathway from kidney to urinary bladder through ureters. On an average urine production is around 1.4 Litres per […]
Introduction to Forensic Serology
Forensic serology refers to the detection, identification,classification and study of various bodily fluids such as blood, semen, saliva, urine, vomit, fecal matter, perspiration( sweat ) for the purposes of legal matters. The detection begins with the presumptive test which gives the indication that specific bodily fluid may be present but the other confirmatory test confirms […]