Nishikant Khajuria
JAMMU, Apr 24: Keeping in view the increased significance of scientific investigations into criminal cases, senior officers from judiciary are being imparted training to understand the working and functioning of Forensic Science Laboratory.
For the purpose, seven newly appointed District and Sessions Judges in Jammu Kashmir will undergo training by way of field visits to FSL and understand the working regarding examination of forged documents, finger prints, contraband tests and other varied tests being conducted by the Forensic Science Laboratory here, authoritative sources informed the Excelsior.
This is for the first time that judicial officers are being imparted training to know and understand the working of Forensic Science Laboratory for various tests.
The maiden field visit of the Judges, who are presently undergoing induction training, is being conducted at FSL Jammu on April 25 and 26 for which necessary instructions have been issued by the State Judicial Academy, sources added.
The training cum field visit by the newly appointed District and Sessions Judges is likely to be followed by more such practical training sessions for the senior members of judiciary, including Judges of the High Court, sources further informed.
FSL training by way of field visits has also been made part of the approved curriculum by the State Judicial Academy, sources added.
The need to impart training to Judges for understanding the functioning of FSL was necessitated in wake of the increased significance of scientific investigations into criminal cases of various nature and tests for the same. Majority of such tests pertain to forged documents, finger prints, contraband tests etc, which are conducted by the Forensic Science Laboratory.
When contacted, Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory, J&K, Inayat Ullah confirmed that judicial officers are being imparted training on functioning of FSL through field visits and technical sessions. “The training will facilitate the Judges to understand technicalities in scientific investigations vis-à-vis role of investigating agencies i.e., police,” he explained.
Pertinent to mention here that keeping in view the importance of scientific investigations, FSL had recently started imparting practical training to Probationer Deputy Superintendents of Police.
These Probationers DySPs are being imparted practical training by the FSL officials on various tests of different nature and importance of some technical aspects such as preserving the scene of crime and collection of evidence, which can lead to work out the case, sources informed.
Even as the increased awareness on scientific investigations has multiplied the number of cases before FSL, the same are being disposed off with overtime working with the result that there is almost no pendency of examination tests, Mr Inayat Ullah claimed.
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